{"id":232,"date":"2018-11-28T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2018\/11\/28\/last-chance-for-constitutional-carry-in\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:29:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:29:35","slug":"last-chance-for-constitutional-carry-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"Last Chance For Constitutional Carry In NC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:6649,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ncleg.net\\\/gascripts\\\/members\\\/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&amp;nUserID=64&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20081203073010\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.ncleg.net\\\/gascripts\\\/members\\\/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 16:33:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 06:32:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-08 08:59:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-14 04:27:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-21 15:52:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-26 15:25:26&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-01 04:34:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-05 07:44:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-11 13:45:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-11 13:45:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6650,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www2.ncleg.net\\\/BillLookUp\\\/2017\\\/H746&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6651,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ncleg.net\\\/gascripts\\\/members\\\/viewMember.pl?sChamber=senate&amp;nUserID=303&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ncleg.gov\\\/gascripts\\\/members\\\/viewMember.pl?sChamber=senate&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nPermitless concealed carry passed the North Carolina House of Representatives over a year ago. Since then it has been bottled up in the State Senate and has not gotten a hearing nor a vote. Now that the Republicans have lost their supermajority in the General Assembly, any action on permitless concealed carry has to happen now. There is not a chance in hell that Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) won&#8217;t veto it and there is also no way for it to get passed without the Republicans sticking together and overriding that veto.<\/p>\n<p>Grass Roots North Carolina is asking North Carolinians to contact Senate President Phil Berger and demand that a vote be taken. Their alert is below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\">\n<table style=\"background-color: blue; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px solid rgb(213, 213, 213) !important; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; max-width: 100%; width: 595px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px solid rgb(213, 213, 213) !important; text-align: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"color: white;\"><strong>PERMITLESS CONCEALED CARRY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"color: white;\"><strong><br \/>CAN HAPPEN&#8212;RIGHT NOW<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: white;\"><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">There is a season for everything. A time to pass HB-746, while a Governor\u2019s veto can still be overridden, is upon us. . .&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senate Leadership\u2019s Past Inaction<\/strong><br \/>In recent months, North Carolina\u2019s Republican senate leadership disappointed us with their inaction.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.net\/gascripts\/members\/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&amp;nUserID=64\" rel=\"alternate noopener noreferrer\" style=\"border: none; color: #0088cc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;ostensibly pro-Second Amendment party had the numbers necessary to override a governor\u2019s veto. To pass&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ncleg.net\/BillLookUp\/2017\/H746\" rel=\"alternate noopener noreferrer\" style=\"border: none; color: #0088cc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">HB-746<\/a>&nbsp;(Permitless Concealed Carry and more), the NC Senate certainly had the support of the people. In fact, North Carolina gun owners, and other pro-civil rights citizens, were not only supportive of the bill, they downright demanded it. Yet, Senator Berger and Senate Rules Committee Chair,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.net\/gascripts\/members\/viewMember.pl?sChamber=senate&amp;nUserID=303\" rel=\"alternate noopener noreferrer\" style=\"border: none; color: #0088cc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Senator Bill Rabon<\/a>, didn\u2019t deliver. They decided not to shepherd this excellent pro-gun bill through the NC Senate (it has already passed the NC House).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Future Looks Freer<\/strong><br \/>Fortunately, today is a new day\u2014the past is the past. Rather than lamenting Senator Berger\u2019s and Rabon\u2019s past missteps, it\u2019s time we offer solutions for a brighter future, and we at GRNC see Permitless Concealed Carry headed this way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">At this point in time, until January, Republicans still maintain a veto-proof majority in the NC Senate, just as they do in the NC House.&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><strong>Any&nbsp;<em>perceived&nbsp;<\/em>impediments to making HB-746 the law in our state are just that:&nbsp;<em>perceived<\/em>\u2014but not real. At this moment, no obstruction is solid, and none can stand in the way of HB-746. Only Republican leaders themselves can stop it<\/strong><\/span>. Of course, the clock is ticking\u2026<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Senators Berger and Rabon must act<br \/>now to make this happen<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/><strong>Preparing for Future Victories<\/strong><br \/>Should Senator Berger, Rabon and other senate leaders once again fail to act, it would only be another demonstration of the behavior that caused the loss of their veto-proof majorities (starting in January). Becoming squishy on gun rights, inaction and half-measures\u2014these are the things that cause voters to sit home on Election Day, and this surely influenced the lackluster election results. Bold action, adhering to campaign rhetoric, and sweeping advances of the people\u2019s rights\u2014these are the things that victories are made of, and we can only hope that Senator Berger and others have learned this lesson, and have already started preparing for future victories. (<span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><em><strong>Hint<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong>: passing HB-746 would be a good start<\/strong><\/em>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Demand the NC Senate Pass HB-746<\/strong><br \/>Below, you\u2019ll find information about how you can urge senate leader Phil Berger to act fast, pass HB-746 and then override the governor\u2019s likely veto.&nbsp; There is no reason this can\u2019t be done, and it absolutely should be.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">The only politicians who can stop<br \/>HB-746 are&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\">NC Senate Republicans<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n<table style=\"background-color: blue; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px solid rgb(213, 213, 213) !important; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; max-width: 100%; width: 595px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px solid rgb(213, 213, 213) !important; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: white;\">Immediate Action Required!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style: circle; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 15px;\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 20px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">PHONE NC SENATE PRO TEM PHIL BERGER<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;Use this number,&nbsp;<strong>(919) 733-5708<\/strong>, and the short text provided below to leave a message with staff (or on voice-mail). Suggested phone message:<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-left: 80px; text-align: justify;\">\n<strong>Hello, my name is ____________, and I am calling to insist that Senator Berger utilize the veto-proof majority that Republicans still maintain in order to pass the omnibus gun bill, HB-746, and then override the governor\u2019s likely veto. In the recent past, senate leadership disappointed voters on this bill, and on gun rights in general. However, Mr. Berger and other leaders now have a golden opportunity to make up for this and stand for gun rights. Of course, the clock is ticking on the supermajorities, so please tell Mr. Berger to act now, pass HB-746, and override the Governor\u2019s likely veto. Thank you.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style: circle; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 15px;\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 20px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">EMAIL NC SENATE PRO TEM PHIL BERGER<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;Use the email address and the copy\/paste text provided below, under \u2018Deliver This Message,\u2019 to send a strong message about advancing our civil rights at every possible turn.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"background-color: blue; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px solid rgb(213, 213, 213) !important; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; max-width: 100%; width: 595px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px solid rgb(213, 213, 213) !important;\">\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"color: white;\"><strong>DELIVER THIS MESSAGE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Email to:&nbsp;<strong>Phil.Berger@ncleg.net<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Suggested Subject: &#8220;<span style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">Pass HB-746 While You Still Can<\/span>&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Dear Senator Berger<\/p>\n<p>I am writing to insist that you utilize the veto-proof majority that Republicans still maintain in order to pass the omnibus gun bill, HB-746, and then override the governor\u2019s likely veto.<\/p>\n<p>In the recent past, senate leadership disappointed voters on this bill, and on gun rights in general. However, you and other leaders now have a golden opportunity to make up for this past disappointment and stand for gun rights. At this point, there is nothing to lose, and any perceived impediments to making HB-746 the law in our state are just that: perceived\u2014but not real.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the clock is ticking on the Republican supermajorities, so please act now, pass HB-746, and override the Governor\u2019s likely veto.<\/p>\n<p>I will be monitoring your actions on this matter through alerts from Grass Roots North Carolina.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Respectfully,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Permitless concealed carry passed the North Carolina House of Representatives over a year ago. 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