{"id":1191,"date":"2019-09-15T19:19:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T19:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/index.php\/2019\/09\/15\/help-to-repeal-concealed-carry-restrictions\/"},"modified":"2019-09-15T19:19:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-15T19:19:13","slug":"help-to-repeal-concealed-carry-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/2019\/09\/help-to-repeal-concealed-carry-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Help to Repeal Concealed Carry Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"background-color: #0000ff; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ffffff;\">COUNTY POISED TO<br \/>REPEAL RESTRICTIONS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">In October 2014, Lee County Commissioners, after listening to no less than fourteen passionate and articulate Lee County patriots, wisely voted to repeal ALL concealed carry restrictions in Lee County parks and county facilities.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">..<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Repeal of a Repeal<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/>Following October&#8217;s repeal, an election took place and a new Democrat-majority county commission was seated. At the swearing-in ceremony, with a peculiar sense of urgency, and before they were even\u2026 well\u2026 seated, the new majority conducted their first official act: they repealed October\u2019s repeal. This reinstated the county\u2019s anti-gun concealed carry restrictions, restrictions designed to constrain and control the law-abiding citizen and create a safer environment for violent felons.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>This Monday\u2019s Commission Meeting<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Jump ahead now to 2019: The Board of Commissioners is still a Democrat majority but with a new face or two, and one of the Democrat members has the common sense to recognize the right of the people to bear arms.\u00a0 With his support,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>this matter has been placed on the agenda for reexamination at the Board of Commissioner\u2019s next scheduled meeting, this Monday<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(September 16, 2019).<\/p>\n<p>This is quite refreshing and quite a contrast to the position of national Democrats, many of whom are now openly calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment and the confiscation of your lawfully owned firearms.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Help Lee County Gun Owners<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Today we ask you to contact the commissioners and ask them to support the re-repeal of restrictions on lawful concealed carry in Lee County government facilities<\/strong><\/span>. You can be a part of history in the making Monday night by adding your voice to the chorus of citizen patriots in Lee County. If successful, Lee County will become the first and the only county in North Carolina to impose restrictions on concealed carry, legislatively wax and wane throughout the years with a leaning toward restricting gun rights, but ultimately yield to common sense, removing all restrictions on lawful concealed carry.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s vote is expected to be 4-3 and your support of all four who plan to vote in favor of lifting the restrictions is critical.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Below, see how you can easily contact Lee County Commissioners to urge all of them to do the right thing, particularly to encourage the commissioners already prepared to vote in favor of human liberty<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: #0000ff; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ffffff;\">IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">EMAIL LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (<em>BEFORE MONDAY EVENING<\/em>)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Encourage them to support the re-repeal of restrictions. Below you\u2019ll find a copy\/paste e-mail list and a copy\/paste message to send to them.\u00a0\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ATTEND THE COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING<\/strong><\/span><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>A large turnout of gun rights supporters at the meeting will stiffen the resolve of the commissioners who plan to vote in favor of this action and may even move a \u201cNo\u201d vote to \u201cYes\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GRNC\u2019s Director of Legislative Affairs will be present to speak to the Commissioners before the vote is taken Monday night<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Meeting Details<\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; font-size: 12.09px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" border=\"1\" width=\"511\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" width=\"83\"><strong>WHAT:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" width=\"488\">Lee County Commission Meeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" width=\"83\"><strong>WHERE:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" width=\"488\">Lee County Government Center<br \/>106 Hillcrest Drive<br \/>Sanford, NC\u00a0 27331<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" width=\"83\"><strong>WHEN:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" width=\"488\">Monday, September 16, 2019; 6:00 PM\u00a0<em>(<strong>This Monday<\/strong>)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" width=\"83\"><strong>TIPS:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" width=\"488\">Please dress for the press and the commission, business casual or above is best.<br \/>Arrive early for parking, and sign up to speak in favor of repeal of that is allowed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO GRNC<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0Help us fight gun control while we promote Second Amendment principles. Please\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none; outline: none;\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/echo3.bluehornet.com\/ct\/52799935:sA5aCzwNF:m:1:572602964:3C20F91A6AEE6E2EC0B35E11E92058C3:r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0to contribute. Bear in mind that GRNC is an all-volunteer organization, so you can be sure your donations are put to the best possible use. Any amount helps, and any amount is appreciated.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;\"><strong>CONTACT\u00a0INFO:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Lee County Commission copy\/paste email list<\/strong><\/span><strong>:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">adalrymple@leecountync.gov; ksmith@leecountync.gov; rreives@leecountync.gov; csharpe@leecountync.gov; kdodson@leecountync.gov; aknecht@leecountync.gov; adelpalazzo@leecountync.gov<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"><br \/> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<table style=\"background-color: #0000ff; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">DELIVER THIS MESSAGE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Suggested Subject: &#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Allow Concealed Carry in County Facilities<\/span>&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.09px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Dear Lee County Commissioner:<\/p>\n<p>I have been informed that the Lee County Commission has scheduled a discussion and vote regarding the repeal of restrictions on lawful concealed carry in Lee County buildings. I am writing to express my full support for this position.<\/p>\n<p>A patchwork of\u00a0 \u201cgun-free zones\u201d serves only to make accidental criminals out of otherwise peaceful, law-abiding citizens while doing nothing to ensure public safety. A vote to open all county facilities to the lawful concealed carry of handguns will express respect for county residents, employees, and visitors to Lee County. It will also send a message quite different than that expressed by national Democrat leaders, some of whom are calling for the repeal the Second Amendment, and the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms.<\/p>\n<p>I understand Lee County briefly approved such a repeal back in 2014, only to reinstate the unnecessary restrictions just two months later. It\u2019s past time to correct this bureaucratic vacillating, to put your trust in the voters, and not in ineffective \u201cno-gun\u201d signs.<\/p>\n<p>Through such a repeal, Lee County will be joining Ashe, Alamance, Cabarrus, Cherokee, Forsyth, Pearson, Pitt, Rockingham, Rowan Stokes, Surry, and Union Counties, along with a long list of municipalities, that have opened their facilities to lawful concealed carry.\u00a0 Thank you in advance for doing the right thing this Monday evening by voting once again in favor of the proposed changes to Lee County ordinances to allow lawful concealed carry of handguns in Lee County Buildings.<\/p>\n<p>I will continue to monitor this issue through alerts from Grass Roots North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Respectfully,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\" style=\"background-color: #0000ff; ; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: #ffffff;\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Copyright Info<\/span><br \/> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">? 2019 Grass Roots North Carolina. 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Charlotte&#8217;s only Five-Star indoor range! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csaguns.com\">www.csaguns.com<\/a> <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>DD Media <\/strong> <br \/>8300 Raintree Lane, Charlotte, NC 28277. donna@doubledme.com, phone: 704-650-5555, fax: 704-544-0326<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Dr. Dan&#8217;s Freedom Forum &amp; Freedom Forum Radio<\/strong> <br \/>Dr. Dan&#8217;s Freedom Forum and Freedom Forum Radio is a call to arms for American Patriots who will stand up now as our Founding Fathers did to defend the Constitution, Natural Law Rights, and Freedoms guaranteed to each of us. <a href=\"https:\/\/drdansfreedomforum.com\/\" rel=\"alternate\">https:\/\/drdansfreedomforum.com\/<\/a>. 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Dixie Gun and Knife Shows, PO Box 21049, Raleigh, NC 27619. www.dixiegunandknifeshow.com. 919-781-1287<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Hyatt Guns<br \/><\/strong>3332 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28208. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hyattguns.com\" rel=\"alternate\">www.hyattguns.com<\/a>. 704-394-0387 <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>NCGunOwners.com<\/strong> <br \/>North Carolina&#8217;s friendliest firearm web forum, working to promote gun ownership in NC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.NCGunOwners.com\">www.NCGunOwners.com<\/a> <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Triangle Shooting Academy<\/strong> <br \/>The #1 indoor shooting range in the Carolinas. Shop, shoot and learn. Open to the public. 6501 Mt. Herman Rd., Raleigh, NC 27617. <a href=\"https:\/\/triangleshootingacademy.com\" rel=\"alternate\">https:\/\/triangleshootingacademy.com<\/a>. (919) 802-2040 <\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\" style=\"background-color: #ffd700; ; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"> <strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Corporate Patrons<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Aisle Pawn Shop <\/strong><br \/>216 N. Main St., Mooresville, NC 28115. <a href=\"http:\/\/aislepawn.com\" rel=\"alternate\">http:\/\/aislepawn.com<\/a>. 704-663-5656<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Down South Ammo<\/strong><br \/>Home of &#8220;SOUTHERN THUNDER&#8221; Exploding Targets <a href=\"http:\/\/downsouthammo.com\" rel=\"alternate\">http:\/\/downsouthammo.com<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>MK Shows<\/strong><br \/>Mike Kent. PO Box 685, Monroe, GA 30655. <a href=\"http:\/\/MKShows.com\" rel=\"alternate\">http:\/\/MKShows.com<\/a>. Mike@MKShows.com. 770-630-7296<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Reedy Creek Realty<\/strong><br \/>1818 Medfield Road, Raleigh, NC 27607. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ReedyCreekRealty.com\" rel=\"alternate\">http:\/\/www.ReedyCreekRealty.com<\/a>. 877-428-SOLD (7653). NRA \/ CHP Instructor &amp; Realtor serving the Triangle area. Free Firearm With Home Sale or Purchase! <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Take Aim Training<\/strong><br \/>Outdoor Rifle, Handgun, Shotgun, and Archery Range located in the heart of the Carolinas. We offer Concealed carry, hunter education, and many other courses. NC &amp; SC firearms sales and transfers. Listen to the Take Aim Training Show or online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wixe1190.com\" rel=\"alternate\">www.wixe1190.com<\/a> Thursdays 4-5PM. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.takeaimtraining.com\" rel=\"alternate\">www.takeaimtraining.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\" style=\"background-color: #ffd700; ; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"> <strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Corporate Sponsors<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>BRAIN LUBE ONLINE<br \/><\/strong>Interesting gun-related links and more. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BrainLubeOnline.com\" rel=\"alternate\">www.BrainLubeOnline.com<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Concealed Carry Academy Concealed carry permit course<br \/><\/strong>We teach for NC, FL, TN, VA and other states. Instructors are law enforcement\/military. State Certified. Hands-on, personal attention, all ages especially seniors. Call: 828-356-5454 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wecancarry.com\" rel=\"alternate\">www.wecancarry.com<\/a> &#8211; \u201cThe most recommended course.\u201d Individual and Group rates. Will travel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Duncan Gun &amp; Pawn<br \/><\/strong>414 Second St., North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duncangun.com\" rel=\"alternate\">www.duncangun.com<\/a>. 336-667-6303 <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Ed\u2019s Gun Shop<br \/><\/strong>5560 US 1 Hwy, Vass, NC 28394. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsgunshop.com\" rel=\"alternate\">https:\/\/www.edsgunshop.com<\/a>. Phone: 910-692-7936, Fax: 910-692-4867 <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Range at Ballantyne &amp; The Range at Lake Norman<br \/><\/strong>10913 Bailey Road, Cornelius, NC. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.therangeatballantyne.com\" rel=\"alternate\">www.therangeatballantyne.com<\/a>. 704-896-3155. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.therangeatlakenorman.com\" rel=\"alternate\">www.therangeatlakenorman.com<\/a>. 704-896-3155<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Shooter&#8217;s Express<br \/><\/strong>2 Caldwell Dr., Belmont, NC 28012. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shootersexpress.com\" rel=\"alternate\">www.shootersexpress.com<\/a>. 800-358-GUNS (4867) <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>TacticalGearOps<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tacticalgearops.com\" rel=\"alternate\">http:\/\/tacticalgearops.com<\/a>. sales@tacticalgearops.com. 888-285-2649<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Vanguard Security Consulting, LLC<br \/><\/strong>19135 W. Catawba Ave, Cornelius, NC 28031<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"mceItemTable\" style=\"background-color: #000000; ; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"> <strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Grass Roots North Carolina is a 501(c)(4) organization as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Contributions to GRNC are not tax deductible. &#8220;Contributions to civic leagues or other section 501(c)(4) organizations generally are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. They may be deductible as trade or business expenses, if ordinary and necessary in the conduct of the taxpayer?s business.&#8221; IRS &#8211; Donations to Section 501(c)(4) Organizations. Please consult the IRS website, www.irs.gov, or your tax or legal advisor for specific information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 9919-807-2214. The license is not an endorsement by the State.<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COUNTY POISED TOREPEAL RESTRICTIONS \u00a0In October 2014, Lee County Commissioners, after listening to no less than fourteen passionate and articulate Lee County patriots, wisely voted &#8230; <a title=\"Help to Repeal Concealed Carry Restrictions\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/2019\/09\/help-to-repeal-concealed-carry-restrictions\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Help to Repeal Concealed Carry Restrictions\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grnc-alerts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1191\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}