{"id":1511,"date":"2022-09-21T18:30:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T18:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/index.php\/2022\/09\/21\/pro-gun-candidates-have-a-problem\/"},"modified":"2022-09-21T18:30:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T18:30:56","slug":"pro-gun-candidates-have-a-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/2022\/09\/pro-gun-candidates-have-a-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-gun candidates have a problem\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 15px;\" src=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/cimages\/5bcf6b4cbc542c90ce112ef502d41dff\/GRNC-PVF%20masthead-improved600.jpg\" alt=\"GRNC-PVF\" width=\"675\" height=\"93\" align=\"middle\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New';\"><strong>Gun Rights Supporters:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New;\"><br \/> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I don\u2019t think I need to tell you about the importance to gun rights of the 2022 elections. For example, leftist and former NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, if elected to the U.S. Senate, has <u><strong>admitted<\/strong><\/u> she would \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/roe-wade-abortion-north-carolina-officials-respond-supreme-court-decision-overturn-roy-cooper-josh-stein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">be the 51st vote to end the filibuster\u2026<\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And if Beasley is allowed to cast a vote ending the filibuster, the ban on semi-automatic firearms Democrats have been trying to pass, as well as universal gun registration (aka \u201cuniversal background checks\u201d) will become law shortly thereafter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">That is one of many reasons we need to elect <strong><u>Ted Budd<\/u><\/strong> (GRNC ****) to the U.S. Senate. In addition to being <strong><u>a gun shop owner and GRNC Life member long before being elected to Congress, Budd has a perfect 100% pro-gun voting record<\/u><\/strong> and the best pro-gun bill sponsorship record in the entire NC delegation to Congress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The problem is that the current <strong><u>RealClear Politics polling average puts Budd only 1.3 ahead<\/u><\/strong> of Beasley (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2022\/senate\/nc\/north_carolina_senate_budd_vs_beasley-7588.html#!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RCP Average 44.8\/43.5<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">That is well within the margin of error, meaning Budd could lose. If Budd loses, your \u201crepresentation\u201d in the U.S. Senate will be a leftist working to undermine your interests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>A solution \u2026 and a problem<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Without showing our hand to our opposition, let\u2019s just say GRNC is working with a high-tech organization capable of <strong><u>delivering millions of political messages to gun-owning voters<\/u><\/strong> with the intention of turning them out in November. To run the project, we will use GRNC\u2019s \u201csuper PAC,\u201d the Judicial Fairness Project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The problem is that this project will require at least $25,000, and preferably more. Fortunately, a well-heeled benefactor has pledged $10,000, but this still leaves us <strong><u>at least $15,000 short of the goal<\/u><\/strong>. Moreover, <strong><u>we don\u2019t have much time<\/u><\/strong>, since early voting starts in just a few weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I realize that many of you have contributed generously to GRNC and its political action committees over the years, for which I offer you my profound thanks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">But I\u2019m afraid I have to ask again\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2026because if we lose this election\u2026well, I think you\u2019ve seen what the left has in mind for you and your right to keep and bear arms\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">So, please contribute generously to the Judicial Fairness Project at:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.judicialfairnessproject.org\/index.php\/contribute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.judicialfairnessproject.org\/index.php\/contribute<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.judicialfairnessproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JudicialFairnessProject.org<\/a> you can also find our endorsements in critical races for the NC Supreme Court and NC Court of Appeals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">As always, all-volunteer Grass Roots North Carolina and its affiliated organizations will endeavor to put your money to more efficient, effective use in defending your rights than any other group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: CourierNew;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> <br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Armatissimi e liberissimi,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/cimages\/5bcf6b4cbc542c90ce112ef502d41dff\/PaulV_Signature.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"134\" align=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New;\"> <br \/> F. Paul Valone<br \/> President, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grnc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grass Roots North Carolina<\/a><br \/> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;\">Executive Director, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightswatch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rights Watch International<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;\">Radio<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;\"> host, <a href=\"http:\/\/gunspoliticsandfreedom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guns, Politics and Freedom<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Author, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rulesforantiradicals.com\/\">Rules for ANTI-Radicals: A Practical Handbook for Defeating Leftism<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">P.S. I realize the \u201cBiden economy,\u201d including skyrocketing gas and grocery costs, has everyone strapped right now. But if you can contribute <a href=\"http:\/\/www.judicialfairnessproject.org\/index.php\/contribute\"><strong>$250, $100, or even $50<\/strong><\/a>, it will help us reach our goal to ensure we elect a pro-Second Amendment U.S. Senator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>This message was paid for by the Judicial Fairness Project.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gun Rights Supporters: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I don\u2019t think I need to tell you about the importance to gun rights of the 2022 elections. For example, leftist and &#8230; <a title=\"Pro-gun candidates have a problem\u2026\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/2022\/09\/pro-gun-candidates-have-a-problem\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pro-gun candidates have a problem\u2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pauls-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1511","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\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1511\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}