by That 1919 remnant of the Jim Crow era, North Carolina’s pistol purchase permit, may finally be on its way out. The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association has finally endorsed its elimination and the House Judiciary 4 Committee voted out a bill that would do away with it.
Research published in the North Carolina Law Review showed that African-Americans were three times as likely to be denied than whites. This comes from a study of permits issued in Wake County where Sheriff Gerald Baker (D-Wake) is facing lawsuits for refusing to issue permits “due to COVID”.
This is not a done deal and I fully expect Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) to veto it. The law was intended to deny constitutional rights to African-Americans and its practice still does. Let him veto it and then try and defend that!
Since this is not a done deal, Grass Roots North Carolina is calling people to contact first Republicans and then later Democrats to pass this bill.
| House Committee Passes Purchase Permit Repeal |
| Thanks to Reps. Jay Adams, Hugh Blackwell, Keith Kidwell, and George Cleveland, today the NC House Judiciary 4 Committee passed H398, a full repeal of North Carolina’s Jim Crow-era pistol purchase permit (PPP) law – a law which not only allows some urban sheriffs to obstruct people from buying handguns for self-protection, but to this day also disproportionally denies minorities the ability to buy handguns for self-defense. Not only are Republicans on board with repealing the racist law, but now the NC Sheriffs’ Association has joined them in supporting repeal. And who does that leave still supporting racist gun control? Democrats. Said GRNC president Paul Valone: “We are encouraged to see that the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association now agrees to bring gun purchases in North Carolina into the 21st Century by eliminating our Jim Crow-era permit system and requiring background checks at the point of sale. Given that a recent UNC School of Law paper found that in Wake County, black applicants are being denied permits three times more often than whites, it is clear that racism in issuing permits continues to this day. Consequently, we are calling upon Democrat legislators to join in repealing this racist law.” Presuming the PPP repeal passes the General Assembly, anti-gun Democrat Governor Roy Cooper will certainly veto it. Because Republicans don’t have the 6/10 majority in either chamber that is required to over-ride Cooper’s veto, at least some Democrats will have to vote to over-ride. Will Democrats do the right thing, or will they be the only ones left clinging to racist gun control? Please note that this message goes to Republicans. Very soon, we will issue another alert with a message for Democrats. EMAIL ALL NC HOUSE REPUBLICANS: Please note that the large number of Republican recipients may require you to break up your message into multiple groups. CALL YOUR NC HOUSE REP: You can find your NC House rep by going to: https://ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators 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. CONTACT INFO Copy each block of address and paste into an email Edward.Goodwin@ncleg.gov; Larry.Yarborough@ncleg.gov; Steve.Tyson@ncleg.gov; Jimmy.Dixon@ncleg.gov; Bobby.Hanig@ncleg.gov; Matthew.Winslow@ncleg.gov; John.Bell@ncleg.gov; Chris.Humphrey@ncleg.gov; Pat.McElraft@ncleg.gov; Phil.Shepard@ncleg.gov; Carson.Smith@ncleg.gov; Frank.Iler@ncleg.gov; Charles.Miller@ncleg.gov; Ted.Davis@ncleg.gov; William.Brisson@ncleg.gov; Donna.White@ncleg.gov; Larry.Strickland@ncleg.gov; Erin.Pare@ncleg.gov; Diane.Wheatley@ncleg.gov; John.Szoka@ncleg.gov; Brenden.Jones@ncleg.gov; Graig.Meyer@ncleg.gov; John.Sauls@ncleg.gov; Jamie.Boles@ncleg.gov; Howard.Penny@ncleg.gov; Mark.Brody@ncleg.gov; Jon.Hardister@ncleg.gov; John.Faircloth@ncleg.gov; Dennis.Riddell@ncleg.gov; Jerry.Carter@ncleg.gov; Ben.Moss@ncleg.gov; Wayne.Sasser@ncleg.gov; David.Willis@ncleg.gov; Dean.Arp@ncleg.gov; Pat.Hurley@ncleg.gov; Lee.Zachary@ncleg.gov; Jeff.Zenger@ncleg.gov; Donny.Lambeth@ncleg.gov; Harry.Warren@ncleg.gov; Julia.Howard@ncleg.gov; Allen.McNeill@ncleg.gov; Sam.Watford@ncleg.gov; Larry.Potts@ncleg.gov; Kristin.Baker@ncleg.gov; Dudley.Greene@ncleg.gov; Hugh.Blackwell@ncleg.gov; Destin.Hall@ncleg.gov; Mitchell.Setzer@ncleg.gov; Sarah.Stevens@ncleg.gov Kyle.Hall@ncleg.gov; Ray.Pickett@ncleg.gov; Jeffrey.Elmore@ncleg.gov; Grey.Mills@ncleg.gov; Jason.Saine@ncleg.gov; John.Bradford@ncleg.gov; John.Torbett@ncleg.gov; Dana.Bumgardner@ncleg.gov; Kelly.Hastings@ncleg.gov; Tim.Moore@ncleg.gov; David.Rogers@ncleg.gov; Jake.Johnson@ncleg.gov; Tim.Moffitt@ncleg.gov; Mark.Pless@ncleg.gov; Mike.Clampitt@ncleg.gov; Karl.Gillespie@ncleg.govsomebody@ncleg.net DELIVER THIS MESSAGE Suggested Subject: “Repeal our racist pistol purchase permit law” Dear NC House Representative: As stated by NC Sheriffs’ Association Executive Director Eddie Caldwell in the Judiciary 4 Committee, the association now supports the repeal of our Jim-Crow era pistol purchase permit system. Describing recent improvements to North Carolina reporting to the computerized National Instant Background Check System (NICS), Caldwell described the archaic and racist permit law as “duplicative.” A recent UNC Law School paper noted that in Wake County alone, from 2015 to 2020, black applicants were denied permits at a rate three times that of whites, demonstrating that racism in the permit law continues to this day. In early 2020, Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker decided to stop issuing permits altogether in violation of G.S. 14-404(f), which requires permits to be issued to qualified applicants within 14 days. In other urban North Carolina counties, permits are still being delayed by weeks, even months. Finally, purchase permits remain valid for 5 years, raising the possibility that an individual could obtain a permit, commit a crime and then, once disqualified from buying a firearm, use the 5-year-old permit to bypass NICS. I strongly urge you to support the repeal of our archaic, racist, and obstructionist pistol purchase permit law. I will be monitoring this issue through Grass Roots North Carolina legislative alerts. Respectfully, |
Alive, well, and being pushed by the Dems… What a surprise!
He’ll veto it, NAACP will praise him for it, and neither will acknowledge the irony.
Unstoppable force meet immovable object. Guns are evil but gun control is racist. The Left has, however, during my lifetime shown no inclination to ever acknowledge their conflicting beliefs. My prediction: the law will stand because getting rid of guns matters more to them than acknowledging some vestigial racism that they will claim was due to white Republicans anyway, facts be damned. Oh, and the media won’t mention it. Stand by for “shooting in the streets” predictions against the bill being debated.
This would appear to be a perfect opportunity for the gun rights community to make some inroads with black voters, via targeted, educational TV advertizing, and of course social media. Let’s watch and see if the effort is made.
The one thing that could undermine that is that after five years of supporting the Party of Trump, gun rights advocates will have a hard time persuading blacks that all of a sudden they care deeply about racial biases in the way laws are enforced.
But, the effort should be made and the way black voters respond should be observed. Rank-and-file black voters are no more puppets and blind followers of the NAACP and the Democratic Party than gun rights advocates are puppets and blind followers of the NRA and the Republican Party.