{"id":811,"date":"2015-05-11T01:10:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T01:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/index.php\/2015\/05\/11\/grnc-alert-05-10-15-bloomberg-tv-spots-will-attack-nc-gun-rights\/"},"modified":"2015-05-11T01:10:06","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T01:10:06","slug":"grnc-alert-05-10-15-bloomberg-tv-spots-will-attack-nc-gun-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/2015\/05\/grnc-alert-05-10-15-bloomberg-tv-spots-will-attack-nc-gun-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"GRNC Alert 05-10-15: Bloomberg TV Spots Will Attack NC Gun Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Dear Gun Rights Supporter:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">It just keeps coming. Last week I described how Michael Bloomberg and his various \u201castroturf\u201d organizations held a press conference last week to tell lies about House Bill 562, kicking off their campaign to attack NC gun rights as they have in Washington State and elsewhere. You responded generously to my request for funds to repel the effort, for which I thank you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bloomberg to spend hundreds of thousands against you\u2026<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em; text-decoration: underline;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em; text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/cimages\/5bcf6b4cbc542c90ce112ef502d41dff\/BloombergPhoto_2015May10_1.jpg\" _mce_src=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/cimages\/5bcf6b4cbc542c90ce112ef502d41dff\/BloombergPhoto_2015May10_1.jpg\" width=\"300\" _mce_style=\"float: right; border: 0px;\" style=\"float: right; border: 0px;\"><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">But I\u2019m afraid it gets worse. Now \u201cEverytown for Gun Safety (or \u201cMoms Demand Action\u201d or \u201cMoms Rising\u201d or the \u201cLaw Center for Gun Safety,\u201d or \u201cMayors Against Illegal Guns\u201d or whatever phony group these 20 well\u2014funded malcontents are calling themselves today) have announced that&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" _mce_style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>right here in North Carolina, Bloomberg will spend what is presumably hundreds of thousands of dollars on TV spots to attack your rights<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<br \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">All of these attacks are being launched under the all-too-familiar fraud, \u201cuniversal background checks.\u201d Never mind that&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" _mce_style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HB 562 will enhance the ability of lawful North Carolinians to protect their families<\/strong><\/span> by:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Ridding us of our archaic, Jim Crow-era pistol purchase permit system, by which sheriffs still arbitrarily deny law-abiding citizens the ability to protect themselves;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Preventing health care providers from conducting politically-motivated fishing expeditions into whether patients have guns in their homes;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Preventing sheriffs from delaying concealed handgun permits;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Improving current law on campus carry; and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Will you let this New York megalomaniac run your life?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">I escaped \u201cThe People\u2019s Republic of New York\u201d nearly 30 years ago and speaking personally, I have no intention of allowing it to take over here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" _mce_style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Despite billionaire Bloomberg\u2019s apparent willingness to invest millions of dollars to control you, I believe we can win<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">\u2026&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3em;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.3em;\">or will you join the fight?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">But I\u2019ll tell you one thing: Right or wrong; win, lose or draw,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em; text-decoration: underline;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>I\u2019m not going down without a fight<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">My intention is to conduct a statewide issue campaign using all available resources, starting with a press conference, possibly as early as this Wednesday morning (May 13) and following up with a radio campaign. What I need are the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" _mce_style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Articulate NC mothers<\/strong><\/span> willing to speak out in radio ads by saying, \u201cMichael Bloomberg doesn\u2019t speak for me.\u201d Your last name will not be used in the ads. If you or someone you know fits the bill, please email <a href=\"mailto:DirectorofDevelopment@GRNC.org\" _mce_href=\"mailto:DirectorofDevelopment@GRNC.org\">DirectorofDevelopment@GRNC.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" _mce_style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Women (and men) to stand with us at the press conference<\/strong><\/span> to show solidarity against the astroturf Bloomberg \u201cMoms.\u201d If you think you might be able to attend, please email <a href=\"mailto:DirectorofDevelopment@GRNC.org\" _mce_href=\"mailto:DirectorofDevelopment@GRNC.org\">DirectorofDevelopment@GRNC.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" _mce_style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Money<\/strong><\/span>: Radio campaigns don\u2019t cost nearly what television does, but I can assure you that rates at peak listening hours can still run $250-$750 per spot. Depending on the number of markets we target, it will take several thousand dollars more than we can comfortably afford. If you can help, please <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/ct\/27680611:26621210898:m:N:345464502:994EF1E2F166D9D7885D7E72A1639D67\" _mce_href=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/ct\/27680611:26621210898:m:N:345464502:994EF1E2F166D9D7885D7E72A1639D67\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a> or go to:&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" _mce_style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>http:\/\/www.grnc.org\/join-grnc\/contribute<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\"><br \/>If you have already contributed to the effort, I thank you. If not,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em; text-decoration: underline;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>we need your help<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">With that help, I remain confident that we can repel this carpetbagger and continue to enjoy our tradition of freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Armatissimi e liberissimi,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/cimages\/5bcf6b4cbc542c90ce112ef502d41dff\/PaulV_Signature.jpg\" _mce_src=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/cimages\/5bcf6b4cbc542c90ce112ef502d41dff\/PaulV_Signature.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">F. Paul Valone<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">President, Grass Roots North Carolina<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Executive Director, Rights Watch International<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">P.S. If you have already contributed, I thank you. If not, please consider helping defeat Michael Bloomberg. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/ct\/27680611:26621210898:m:N:345464502:994EF1E2F166D9D7885D7E72A1639D67\" _mce_href=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/ct\/27680611:26621210898:m:N:345464502:994EF1E2F166D9D7885D7E72A1639D67\">$50, $25 or even $10<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\" _mce_style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">will help us repel the Bloomberg threat.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.3em;\" _mce_style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.3em;\">Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-807-2214. The license is not an endorsement by the State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br _mce_bogus=\"1\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Gun Rights Supporter: It just keeps coming. Last week I described how Michael Bloomberg and his various \u201castroturf\u201d organizations held a press conference last &#8230; <a title=\"GRNC Alert 05-10-15: Bloomberg TV Spots Will Attack NC Gun Rights\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/2015\/05\/grnc-alert-05-10-15-bloomberg-tv-spots-will-attack-nc-gun-rights\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about GRNC Alert 05-10-15: Bloomberg TV Spots Will Attack NC Gun Rights\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grnc-alerts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}