by S.50, Freedom to Carry NC, will get its first hearing in the North Carolina Senate tomorrow morning. It will be one of three bills being considered by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. The hearing will be chaired by Sen. Buck Newton (R-Green, Wayne, Wilson) who is a longtime gun rights supporter. More importantly, Senate President Pro-Tem Phil Berger (R-Guilford, Rockingham) is a co-sponsor of the bill meaning it is likely to pass the Senate.
Grass Roots North Carolina issued this alert this evening.
| ENCOURAGE KEY SENATE JUDICIARY 2 COMMITTEE REPUBLICANS ON CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY |
| About SB 50 As you probably know by now, Senate Bill 50 (“NC Freedom to Carry”) is in the process of becoming NC law. We are very thankful to sponsors Dan Britt, Buck Newton, and Warren Daniel for their 2A Leadership in North Carolina. We greatly appreciate the support we’ve received from you and the rest of our members thus far, but we must be diligent and make sure the Senate Bill SB50 makes it across the finish line. Below, you will find a message and contact information for several key Senate Republicans. Please contact them so that they know this bill has the support of gun-rights voters like you. SB 50 will be heard by Senate Judiciary TOMORROW (3/18) at 11:00 AM. So time is of the essence for your e-mails and calls, and attendance at the meeting. |
| IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED ENCOURAGE KEY SENATE J2 COMMITTEE MEMBERS |
PLEASE CONTACT THESE KEY SENTATE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS: Contact a select group of SENATE J2 Committee Republicans to encourage them to support SB 50. Below, find a copy-paste email list you can use to easily contact these representatives. Beneath that, in the Deliver This Message section, find the copy-paste message to use.CONTACT INFORMATION NC SENATE “Key” J2 SENATE REPUBLICANS (copy-paste email list): David Craven, Amy Galey, Michael Lazarra, Michael Lee, Paul Newton, Brad Overcash, Norman Sanderson, and Benton Sawrey David.Craven@ncleg.gov ; Amy.Galey@ncleg.gov; Michael.Lazzara@ncleg.gov ; Michael.Lee@ncleg.gov; Paul.Newton@ncleg.gov; Brad.Overcash@ncleg.gov ; Norman.Sanderson@ncleg.gov; Benton.Sawrey@ncleg.gov ATTEND THE MEETING:Tomorrow March 18, 2025, the committed will meet in the 544 LOB (Legislative Office Building) at 11:00 AM. See the map and parking directions below:  DONATE TO GRNC: We are still low on funds after our highly successful election effort. Please donate by going to: grnc.org/wp/2012/06/donate-to-or-join-grnc/ |
| DELIVER THIS MESSAGE |
Suggested Subject: Please Move SB 50 Forward (Freedom to Carry) Out of Committee Dear Senator: To date, 29 states have supported and passed the permit less (Constitutional) Carry law. Much research has been done on this issue, States with constitutional carry “Right To Carry” laws have been shown to lower violent gun crimes rates in these states. North Carolina can join in this data with our own permit-less carry law. With this law, gun owners will still have to meet the same criteria as law abiding citizens with carry permits, but without the need for a “permission slip” and the fee to exercise a constitutional right. We are urging you to support this legislation and make North Carolina, the Great Old North State, part of the progressing constitutionally sound states respecting the integrity of their citizens’ right to carry peacefully and responsibly. The outlaws already have an abundance of weaponry at their disposal, we need to make sure our good law-abiding citizens have a way to protect themselves and their families. As always, I will be monitoring your actions through the efforts of the Grass Roots NC legislative alerts and whether you stood with us on this important issue. As you may also imagine, gun voters will come out to defend Republican supporters of SB50 who represent districts who have a marginal majority of support in November. Thank you for your consideration regarding this very important legislation. Respectfully, |
