ACT NOW - REPEAL PURCHASE PERMITS/CLOSE CHURCH CARRY LOOPHOLE!

 

Grass Roots North Carolina,  P.O. Box 10665, Raleigh, NC  27605  877-282-0939, www.GRNC.org, Fax: 919-573-0354   GRNC ALERT  Act Now - Repeal Purchase Permits/Close Church Carry Loophole!  Our Home Page   |   About Us   |   Join GRNC   |   Contact Us In This Issue 2nd Amend. Resources Quick Links Alert Details Repeal PPP/Close Church Cary Loophole! Volunteers Needed RWI 2nd Amend. Resource Library J. Lott's Crime Prevention Research Ctr. More On Us  Update Your Information  Facebook Twitter ACT NOW - REPEAL PURCHASE PERMITS/CLOSE CHURCH CARRY LOOPHOLE! When GRNC solicited member input on our legislative agenda, we heard loud and clear that you want to repeal our Jim Crow era pistol purchase permit system – which sheriffs in urban counties have used to obstruct handgun purchases – and to close the loophole for carry in churches which sponsor schools. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE! The other folks who heard our message are Republican leaders, who are now simultaneously moving legislation in the NC House. What you need to do… We now have SB41 for PPP Repeal and church carry coming up in the House Judiciary 3 Committee meeting at 3:00 PM in Room 421 this Tuesday (3/14). We need to do two things: (1) Deluge the committee with input supporting the bills; and (2) Help us pack the committee rooms with gun rights supporters. The accompanying map gives parking instructions and directions to the meetings. Alert Writers needed. Click here for more information... IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED! CONTACT COMMITTEE MEMBERS LISTED BELOW:   Of the House Judiciary 3 Committee Republicans ATTEND THE COMMITTEE MEETING: Using the map below, please attend the the House Judiciary 3 Committee meeting at 3:00 PM in Room 421. BE THERE! HOUSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO CONTACT: Hugh.Blackwell@ncleg.gov; Bill.Ward@ncleg.gov; John.Faircloth@ncleg.gov; Julia.Howard@ncleg.gov; Jeff.Zenger@ncleg.gov PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO GRNC: Help us fight gun control while we promote Second Amendment principles. Please CLICK HERE to 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. DELIVER THIS MESSAGE Copy and Paste This Email Message: Suggested Subject: Please support purchase permit repeal & close church carry loophole    Dear  Representative:   I’m pleased that Republican leadership is moving bills to repeal our archaic and subjective Jim Crow-era pistol purchase permit law and to close the church carry loophole which now prohibits protecting religious meeting places that sponsor schools.  Both of these concepts have previously passed through the legislature, only to be vetoed by Gov. Roy Cooper. Their enactment is long overdue. Claims by gun ban advocates that Missouri experienced increased homicide after repealing its pistol purchase law are false. Said Dr. John R, Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center, “While it is true that the murder rates in Missouri rose 17 percent relative to the rest of the US after the law was changed, it had actually increased by 32 percent during the five years prior to the change.” So in truth, Missouri’s increase in murder rate DECLINED after repealing the purchase permit law. The NC Sheriffs’ Association supports repeal of purchase permit law: In the 2021-2022 session of the General Assembly, a NC Sheriff’s Association representative testified in support of repeal, citing recent improvements in reporting to the National Instant Background Check System (NICS) and calling the law “duplicative.” By closing the church carry loophole, we will be affording churches which sponsor schools exactly the same protection most North Carolina churches have enjoyed since 1995. In recent years, three mass killings in churches have been stopped when armed congregants shot attackers (Colorado Springs, Colorado, 12/9/07; Sutherland Springs, TX, 11/5/17; White Settlement, TX, 12/29/19). By prohibiting concealed carry during curricular and extracurricular school activities, nothing with respect to educational property will change. I strongly urge you to support both measures by all means procedural and substantive. I will be monitoring this issue through Grass Roots North Carolina legislative alerts.   Respectfully,