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North Carolina: "Home Invaders Protection Act"
HB 320 in Committee Thursday!

KeepAndBearArms.com -- Last month when North Carolina's HB320 was introduced, Grass Roots North Carolina warned their members that it was a threat to their safety and the safety of their families. The bill -- officially titled "Safe Storage of Firearms" -- has now been assigned a Committee Hearing, and it requires some immediate attention. GRNC accurately nicknamed this bill the "Home Invaders Protection Act" -- because it seeks to force law-abiding adults to render their home defense weapons entirely useless by mandating that they be inaccessible through locking devices and/or gun safes.

You can go and read the text of the bill yourself. It's not very long, and you owe it to yourself if you live in North Carolina to know what your local socialist public servants are attempting to do to your family -- to get them killed. Paul Kelly of the Denver Post said something that North Carolina public servants are urged to understand:

"Anyone conscientious enough to use a trigger lock doesn't need it, and anyone who isn't wouldn't use it."

Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, whose testimony convicted John Gotti, also had some instructive words of wisdom that fit this situation quite well:

"Gun control? It's the best thing you can do for crooks and gangsters. I want you to have nothing. If I'm a bad guy, I'm always gonna have a gun. Safety locks? You will pull the trigger with a lock on, and I'll pull the trigger. We'll see who wins."

Unless you like the idea of having the government requiring you and your family to be defenseless against home invaders, it would be wise to pick up your phone today. Contact information and the suggested action steps from Grass Roots North Carolina are contained below, along with a letter you would do well to copy and FAX to your public servants in opposition to this dangerous legislation.

IMMEDIATE ACTIONS REQUIRED:

1. Phone, email and FAX the legislators below.

2. Attend the Judiciary I Committee meeting Thursday, April 5th at 10:00 AM. Location is Room 1228, Legislative Building, Raleigh. (on Jones Street between Salisbury and Wilmington - park across the street underneath the NC Museum of History).

3. Bring your friends to the Committee meeting with you, we want to pack the room.

DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE:

Dear Representative:

I urge you to oppose HB 320 ("Safe" Storage of Firearms) by all means procedural and substantive. Objective research demonstrated that not only are mandatory gun storage laws ineffective, but that they actually increase murder, rape and robbery.

A 1991 report by the United States General Accounting Office notes that mechanical safety locks are unreliable in preventing children older than six years from using guns. During 1998 in North Carolina, only 2 fatalities in this age group were attributed to firearms.

If you consider all North Carolina children who were under the age of 18 in 1998, for every one that died from a gun accident, thirty-eight died from tragic accidents that had nothing to do with firearms. If groups like North Carolinians "Against Gun Violence" are truly concerned only about the welfare of children, couldn't their efforts be better spent elsewhere?

HB 320 is a flawed and deceptive bill which will subject even the most responsible gun owners to criminal prosecution. I will be closely monitoring your actions on this bill. I strongly urge you to oppose HB 320 by all possible means.

Respectfully,

.................

Representative Jim Black, Speaker of the NC House
E-mail: Jimb@ncleg.net
Phone: (919) 733-3451
Fax: (919) 715-0772
Address:
2304 Legislative Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096

Speaker Pro Tempore Joe Hackney (D-NC 24th)
E-mail: Joeh@ncleg.net
Phone: (919) 733-5752
Fax: (919) 929-3960
Address:
2207 Legislative Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096

Rep. Martin Nesbitt (D-NC 51st)
E-mail: Martinn@ncleg.net
Phone: (919) 733-5872
Fax: (828) 252-0511
Address:
420 Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096

Rep. Flossie Boyd-McIntyre (D-NC 28th)
E-mail: Flossieb@ncleg.net
Phone: (919) 733-5905
Fax: (919) 733-3113
Address:
506 Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096

Rep. Edward Redwine (D-NC 14th)
E-mail: Davidr@ncleg.net
Phone: (919) 733-5829
Fax: (910) 754-9185
Address:
635 Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096

Rep. Ronnie Sutton (D-NC 85th)
E-mail: Rons@ncleg.net
Phone: (919) 715-0875
Fax: (910) 521-4733
Address:
1321 Legislative Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096

Rep. R. Walker (R-NC 41st)
E-mail: Tracyw@ncleg.net
Phone: (919) 733-5935
Fax: (919) 733-2599
Address:
1111 Legislative Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096

If you would like to be added to our the Grass Roots North Carolina free Alert list, do so on their website at www.grnc.org

Alert Submitted by Jeff Rau. Thank you Jeff!

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	North Carolina: "Home Invaders Protection Act" HB 320 in Committee Thursday! KeepAndBearArms.com -- Last month when North Carolina's HB320 was introduced, Grass Roots North Carolina warned their members that it was a threat to their safety and the safety of their families. The bill -- officially titled "Safe Storage of Firearms" -- has now been assigned a Committee Hearing, and it requires some immediate attention. GRNC accurately nicknamed this bill the "Home Invaders Protection Act" -- because it seeks to force law-abiding adults to render their home defense weapons entirely useless by mandating that they be inaccessible through locking devices and/or gun safes. You can go and read the text of the bill yourself. It's not very long, and you owe it to yourself if you live in North Carolina to know what your local socialist public servants are attempting to do to your family -- to get them killed. Paul Kelly of the Denver Post said something that North Carolina public servants are urged to understand: "Anyone conscientious enough to use a trigger lock doesn't need it, and anyone who isn't wouldn't use it." Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, whose testimony convicted John Gotti, also had some instructive words of wisdom that fit this situation quite well: "Gun control? It's the best thing you can do for crooks and gangsters. I want you to have nothing. If I'm a bad guy, I'm always gonna have a gun. Safety locks? You will pull the trigger with a lock on, and I'll pull the trigger. We'll see who wins." Unless you like the idea of having the government requiring you and your family to be defenseless against home invaders, it would be wise to pick up your phone today. Contact information and the suggested action steps from Grass Roots North Carolina are contained below, along with a letter you would do well to copy and FAX to your public servants in opposition to this dangerous legislation. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS REQUIRED: 1. Phone, email and FAX the legislators below. 2. Attend the Judiciary I Committee meeting Thursday, April 5th at 10:00 AM. Location is Room 1228, Legislative Building, Raleigh. (on Jones Street between Salisbury and Wilmington - park across the street underneath the NC Museum of History). 3. Bring your friends to the Committee meeting with you, we want to pack the room. DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: Dear Representative: I urge you to oppose HB 320 ("Safe" Storage of Firearms) by all means procedural and substantive. Objective research demonstrated that not only are mandatory gun storage laws ineffective, but that they actually increase murder, rape and robbery. A 1991 report by the United States General Accounting Office notes that mechanical safety locks are unreliable in preventing children older than six years from using guns. During 1998 in North Carolina, only 2 fatalities in this age group were attributed to firearms. If you consider all North Carolina children who were under the age of 18 in 1998, for every one that died from a gun accident, thirty-eight died from tragic accidents that had nothing to do with firearms. If groups like North Carolinians "Against Gun Violence" are truly concerned only about the welfare of children, couldn't their efforts be better spent elsewhere? HB 320 is a flawed and deceptive bill which will subject even the most responsible gun owners to criminal prosecution. I will be closely monitoring your actions on this bill. I strongly urge you to oppose HB 320 by all possible means. Respectfully, ................. Representative Jim Black, Speaker of the NC House E-mail: Jimb@ncleg.net Phone: (919) 733-3451 Fax: (919) 715-0772 Address: 2304 Legislative Building Raleigh, NC 27601-1096 Speaker Pro Tempore Joe Hackney (D-NC 24th) E-mail: Joeh@ncleg.net Phone: (919) 733-5752 Fax: (919) 929-3960 Address: 2207 Legislative Building Raleigh, NC 27601-1096 Rep. Martin Nesbitt (D-NC 51st) E-mail: Martinn@ncleg.net Phone: (919) 733-5872 Fax: (828) 252-0511 Address: 420 Legislative Office Building Raleigh, NC 27601-1096 Rep. Flossie Boyd-McIntyre (D-NC 28th) E-mail: Flossieb@ncleg.net Phone: (919) 733-5905 Fax: (919) 733-3113 Address: 506 Legislative Office Building Raleigh, NC 27601-1096 Rep. Edward Redwine (D-NC 14th) E-mail: Davidr@ncleg.net Phone: (919) 733-5829 Fax: (910) 754-9185 Address: 635 Legislative Office Building Raleigh, NC 27601-1096 Rep. Ronnie Sutton (D-NC 85th) E-mail: Rons@ncleg.net Phone: (919) 715-0875 Fax: (910) 521-4733 Address: 1321 Legislative Building Raleigh, NC 27601-1096 Rep. R. Walker (R-NC 41st) E-mail: Tracyw@ncleg.net Phone: (919) 733-5935 Fax: (919) 733-2599 Address: 1111 Legislative Building Raleigh, NC 27601-1096 If you would like to be added to our the Grass Roots North Carolina free Alert list, do so on their website at www.grnc.org Alert Submitted by Jeff Rau. Thank you Jeff!