{"id":484,"date":"2018-02-23T04:21:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T04:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2018\/02\/23\/firearms-restraining-orders-in-nc-no\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:28:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:28:38","slug":"firearms-restraining-orders-in-nc-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=484","title":{"rendered":"Firearms Restraining Orders In NC? No, Thank You!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:7734,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\\\/ct\\\/46529310:WHObqpVNs:m:1:345464502:41D5CCE8C103B899DD2CE43A92B951FA:r&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;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nRep. Marcia Morey (D-Durham) who was appointed to fill an empty seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives is proposing the establishment of firearms restraining orders a&#8217;la California. Though Morey is a former judge, it seems she sees no problem in adopting something flies in the face of due process.<\/p>\n<p>Grass Roots North Carolina sent out an alert on this yesterday asking that gun rights supporters email every Republican in the NC House and demand an end to this.<\/p>\n<p>From GRNC:<\/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 style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"color: white;\"><strong>GUN CONFISCATION<br \/>COURTS TO BE PROPOSED<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/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; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You read that right. Rep. Marcia Morey (D-Durham), a former judge, whose April appointment to the NC House filled a vacant seat, is looking to turn North Carolina into California\u2014but not regarding sunshine and fad diets. In short, Morey will be proposing the establishment of \u201c<strong>firearm restraining orders<\/strong>\u201d (FROs) in our state. An FRO would be issued as a result of an \u201cexparte\u201d (emergency) hearing, where a judge can authorize the seizing of a private citizen\u2019s guns where no crime has been proven (no guilty verdict delivered), and in fact, even where no arrest has taken place. Most likely, the proceedings will be allowed to take place even in the absence of the accused. This means the accused citizen cannot face his accusers, nor defend himself through counsel or otherwise. This is a serious violation of fundamental Constitutional due process rights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A First Amendment Analogy<\/strong><br \/>One could liken an FRO hearing, and subsequent confiscation, to accusing a reporter of so-called \u201chate speech,\u201d and then, once the accusation is made, an emergency hearing is held without the presence of the accused reporter. The hearing could result in a ten-day gag order being placed on the reporter, barring the reporter from speaking (or reporting) until a primary hearing. So, the reporter\u2019s First Amendment rights are suspended\u2014absent any due process! In the case of Second Amendment rights, even if the accused\u2019s firearms are returned after ten days, there is nothing to prevent the police from having registered them with the BATFE. Moreover, the accused will still be out thousands of dollars spent on the ensuing legal defense\u2014that is, only if the accused can afford it in the first place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No Pretense, Just Straight-up Confiscation<\/strong><br \/>FROs are not a foot in the confiscatory door. There is no pretense here. FROs blatantly and aggressively kick that door down, and once FROs are in place, the valid reasons for establishing an FRO against an individual will surely loosen. At first, perhaps close family members and a few others very close to a person may be able to point a finger and \u201creport\u201d him. That\u2019s bad enough, but be sure, the already Orwellian rules surrounding FROs will surely expand. It\u2019s likely that, eventually,<span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><strong>virtually anyone in a person\u2019s sphere will be able to accuse a person and begin the unconstitutional process of having the accused\u2019s legally owned firearms forcibly confiscated<\/strong><\/span>. Does this sound like a free country to you, a free state?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will Republicans Protect the Citizenry?<\/strong><br \/>As of now, we don\u2019t know how the Republican majority in Raleigh will react when asked to establish a gun confiscation mechanism. We do know that there is always danger that politicians will stick a finger in the air and just \u201cgo with the flow,\u201d as the anti-gun crowd aggressively pushes to not \u201clet a crisis go to waste.\u201d&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><strong>There is real danger here<\/strong><\/span>. We need to inform our representatives that we will not allow them to rescind our Constitutional due process rights. Free, law-abiding citizens are to remain free, and we will not tolerate being punished for the crimes of another.<\/p>\n<p>Below, see how you can contact your representatives to let them know you won\u2019t tolerate the establishment of extra-Constitutional laws in our state.<\/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-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/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;\">\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">\n<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">\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<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<ul style=\"list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px; padding: 15px;\">\n<li style=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><strong>EMAIL REPUBLICANS IN THE NC HOUSE<\/strong><\/span>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Jay.Adams@ncleg.net;%20Dean.Arp@ncleg.net;%20John.Bell@ncleg.net;%0AHugh.Blackwell@ncleg.net;%20John.Blust@ncleg.net;%20Jamie.Boles@ncleg.net;%20Beverly.Boswell@ncleg.net;%20John.Bradford@ncleg.net;%20Bill.Brawley@ncleg.net;%0AWilliam.Brisson@ncleg.net;%20Mark.Brody@ncleg.net;%20Dana.Bumgardner@ncleg.net;%20Justin.Burr@ncleg.net;%20Mike.Clampitt@ncleg.net;%0AGeorge.Cleveland@ncleg.net;%20Jeff.Collins@ncleg.net;%20Debra.Conrad@ncleg.net;%20Kevin.Corbin@ncleg.net;%20Ted.Davis@ncleg.net;%20Jimmy.Dixon@ncleg.net;%0AJosh.Dobson@ncleg.net;%20Nelson.Dollar@ncleg.net;%20Andy.Dulin@ncleg.net;%20Jeffrey.Elmore@ncleg.net;%0AJohn.Faircloth@ncleg.net?subject=Protect%20Due%20Process%2C%20No%20to%20Firearm%20Restraining%20Orders&amp;body=Dear%20Representative%3A%0A%0AI%20am%20writing%20because%20I%E2%80%99ve%20just%20been%20informed%20of%20the%20horrifying%20proposal%20that%20Rep.%20Morey%20is%20preparing%20to%20introduce.%20I%20understand%20Rep.%20Morey%20would%20like%20to%20establish%20%E2%80%9CFirearm%20Restraining%20Orders%E2%80%9D%20%28FROs%29%20in%20our%20state.%20FROs%20are%20simply%20mechanisms%20for%20bypassing%20constitutional%20due%20process%20protections%20in%20order%20to%20confiscate%20firearms%2C%20at%20whim%2C%20from%20accused%20persons%20who%20have%20not%20been%20convicted%20of%20any%20crime.%20Not%20only%20can%20one%E2%80%99s%20firearms%20be%20confiscated%20based%20on%20accusation%20alone%2C%20FRO%20hearings%20can%20also%20be%20held%20without%20the%20presence%20of%20the%20accused.%20To%20say%20this%20is%20unacceptable%20is%20an%20understatement.%0A%0AI%20am%20incensed%20that%20any%20representative%20in%20an%20ostensibly%20free%20state%20would%20even%20suggest%20such%20an%20ominous%20mechanism%20be%20established%20within%20our%20legal%20system.%20I%20assure%20you%2C%20citizens%20like%20me%20will%20not%20stand%20for%20the%20suspension%20of%20our%20Constitutional%20rights.%20I%20insist%20that%20you%20act%20now%20to%20put%20a%20stop%20to%20any%20legislation%20that%20would%20establish%20these%20extra-constitutional%20judicial%20bodies%2C%20which%20are%20designed%20to%20strip%20people%20of%20their%20rights%20based%20on%20accusations%20alone.%0A%0AAlso%2C%20I%20must%20insist%20that%20you%20explain%20to%20me%20where%20you%20stand%20on%20this%20issue.%20I%20must%20be%20sure%20that%20my%20representatives%20are%20on%20the%20side%20of%20liberty%E2%80%94protecting%20my%20rights%E2%80%94and%20are%20not%20willing%20to%20oppress%20Constitutional%20guarantees%20simply%20due%20to%20the%20current%20direction%20of%20political%20winds.%0A%0AI%20need%20a%20response%20from%20you%2C%20and%20I%20will%20also%20be%20monitoring%20your%20actions%20on%20this%20matter%20through%20alerts%20from%20Grass%20Roots%20North%20Carolina.%0A%0ARespectfully%2C%0A\" style=\"border: none; color: #0088cc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a>,<a href=\"mailto:Carl.Ford@ncleg.net;%20John.Fraley@ncleg.net;%20Holly.Grange@ncleg.net;%20Destin.Hall@ncleg.net;%20Kyle.Hall@ncleg.net;%0AJon.Hardister@ncleg.net;%20Kelly.Hastings@ncleg.net;%20Cody.Henson@ncleg.net;%20Craig.Horn@ncleg.net;%20Julia.Howard@ncleg.net;%20Pat.Hurley@ncleg.net;%0AFrank.Iler@ncleg.net;%20Linda.Johnson2@ncleg.net;%20Bert.Jones@ncleg.net;%20Brenden.Jones@ncleg.net;%20Jonathan.Jordan@ncleg.net;Donny.Lambeth@ncleg.net;%0ADavid.Lewis@ncleg.net;%20Chris.Malone@ncleg.net;%20Susan.Martin@ncleg.net;%20Pat.McElraft@ncleg.net;%20Chuck.McGrady@ncleg.net;%20Allen.McNeill@ncleg.net;%0ATim.Moore@ncleg.net;%0ABob.Muller@ncleg.net?subject=Protect%20Due%20Process%2C%20No%20to%20Firearm%20Restraining%20Orders&amp;body=Dear%20Representative%3A%0A%0AI%20am%20writing%20because%20I%E2%80%99ve%20just%20been%20informed%20of%20the%20horrifying%20proposal%20that%20Rep.%20Morey%20is%20preparing%20to%20introduce.%20I%20understand%20Rep.%20Morey%20would%20like%20to%20establish%20%E2%80%9CFirearm%20Restraining%20Orders%E2%80%9D%20%28FROs%29%20in%20our%20state.%20FROs%20are%20simply%20mechanisms%20for%20bypassing%20constitutional%20due%20process%20protections%20in%20order%20to%20confiscate%20firearms%2C%20at%20whim%2C%20from%20accused%20persons%20who%20have%20not%20been%20convicted%20of%20any%20crime.%20Not%20only%20can%20one%E2%80%99s%20firearms%20be%20confiscated%20based%20on%20accusation%20alone%2C%20FRO%20hearings%20can%20also%20be%20held%20without%20the%20presence%20of%20the%20accused.%20To%20say%20this%20is%20unacceptable%20is%20an%20understatement.%0A%0AI%20am%20incensed%20that%20any%20representative%20in%20an%20ostensibly%20free%20state%20would%20even%20suggest%20such%20an%20ominous%20mechanism%20be%20established%20within%20our%20legal%20system.%20I%20assure%20you%2C%20citizens%20like%20me%20will%20not%20stand%20for%20the%20suspension%20of%20our%20Constitutional%20rights.%20I%20insist%20that%20you%20act%20now%20to%20put%20a%20stop%20to%20any%20legislation%20that%20would%20establish%20these%20extra-constitutional%20judicial%20bodies%2C%20which%20are%20designed%20to%20strip%20people%20of%20their%20rights%20based%20on%20accusations%20alone.%0A%0AAlso%2C%20I%20must%20insist%20that%20you%20explain%20to%20me%20where%20you%20stand%20on%20this%20issue.%20I%20must%20be%20sure%20that%20my%20representatives%20are%20on%20the%20side%20of%20liberty%E2%80%94protecting%20my%20rights%E2%80%94and%20are%20not%20willing%20to%20oppress%20Constitutional%20guarantees%20simply%20due%20to%20the%20current%20direction%20of%20political%20winds.%0A%0AI%20need%20a%20response%20from%20you%2C%20and%20I%20will%20also%20be%20monitoring%20your%20actions%20on%20this%20matter%20through%20alerts%20from%20Grass%20Roots%20North%20Carolina.%0A%0ARespectfully%2C\" style=\"border: none; color: #0088cc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;\"><strong>then here<\/strong><\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Gregory.Murphy@ncleg.net;%20Larry.Pittman@ncleg.net;%20Larry.Potts@ncleg.net;%20Michele.Presnell@ncleg.net;%0ADennis.Riddell@ncleg.net;%20David.Rogers@ncleg.net;%20Stephen.Ross@ncleg.net;%20Jason.Saine@ncleg.net;%20John.Sauls@ncleg.net;%20Mitchell.Setzer@ncleg.net;%0APhil.Shepard@ncleg.net;%20Michael.Speciale@ncleg.net;%20Bob.Steinburg@ncleg.net;%20Sarah.Stevens@ncleg.net;%20Scott.Stone@ncleg.net;%0ALarry.Strickland@ncleg.net;%20John.Szoka@ncleg.net;%20John.Torbett@ncleg.net;%20Rena.Turner@ncleg.net;%20Harry.Warren@ncleg.net;%20Sam.Watford@ncleg.net;%0ADonna.White@ncleg.net;%20Linda.Williams@ncleg.net;%20Larry.Yarborough@ncleg.net;%0ALee.Zachary@ncleg.net?subject=Protect%20Due%20Process%2C%20No%20to%20Firearm%20Restraining%20Orders&amp;body=Dear%20Representative%3A%0A%0AI%20am%20writing%20because%20I%E2%80%99ve%20just%20been%20informed%20of%20the%20horrifying%20proposal%20that%20Rep.%20Morey%20is%20preparing%20to%20introduce.%20I%20understand%20Rep.%20Morey%20would%20like%20to%20establish%20%E2%80%9CFirearm%20Restraining%20Orders%E2%80%9D%20%28FROs%29%20in%20our%20state.%20FROs%20are%20simply%20mechanisms%20for%20bypassing%20constitutional%20due%20process%20protections%20in%20order%20to%20confiscate%20firearms%2C%20at%20whim%2C%20from%20accused%20persons%20who%20have%20not%20been%20convicted%20of%20any%20crime.%20Not%20only%20can%20one%E2%80%99s%20firearms%20be%20confiscated%20based%20on%20accusation%20alone%2C%20FRO%20hearings%20can%20also%20be%20held%20without%20the%20presence%20of%20the%20accused.%20To%20say%20this%20is%20unacceptable%20is%20an%20understatement.%0A%0AI%20am%20incensed%20that%20any%20representative%20in%20an%20ostensibly%20free%20state%20would%20even%20suggest%20such%20an%20ominous%20mechanism%20be%20established%20within%20our%20legal%20system.%20I%20assure%20you%2C%20citizens%20like%20me%20will%20not%20stand%20for%20the%20suspension%20of%20our%20Constitutional%20rights.%20I%20insist%20that%20you%20act%20now%20to%20put%20a%20stop%20to%20any%20legislation%20that%20would%20establish%20these%20extra-constitutional%20judicial%20bodies%2C%20which%20are%20designed%20to%20strip%20people%20of%20their%20rights%20based%20on%20accusations%20alone.%0A%0AAlso%2C%20I%20must%20insist%20that%20you%20explain%20to%20me%20where%20you%20stand%20on%20this%20issue.%20I%20must%20be%20sure%20that%20my%20representatives%20are%20on%20the%20side%20of%20liberty%E2%80%94protecting%20my%20rights%E2%80%94and%20are%20not%20willing%20to%20oppress%20Constitutional%20guarantees%20simply%20due%20to%20the%20current%20direction%20of%20political%20winds.%0A%0AI%20need%20a%20response%20from%20you%2C%20and%20I%20will%20also%20be%20monitoring%20your%20actions%20on%20this%20matter%20through%20alerts%20from%20Grass%20Roots%20North%20Carolina.%0A%0ARespectfully%2C\" style=\"border: none; color: #0088cc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;\"><strong>then here<\/strong><\/a>. Check your default email program after clicking each link. Each time, an email should have been automatically generated for you. Simply add your name to the bottom and hit \u201csend.\u201d If the email(s) were not generated, or were not generated properly, simply use the copy\/paste email lists provided below, and the copy\/paste text provided under \u2018Deliver This Message.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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<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=\"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><strong>PHONE YOUR NC REPRESENTATIVE<\/strong><\/span>:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/ct\/46529310:WHObqpVNs:m:1:345464502:41D5CCE8C103B899DD2CE43A92B951FA:r\" style=\"border: none; color: #0088cc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Use this link<\/a>&nbsp;to find your representative.&nbsp;<strong>Tell him or her that you expect them to actively and vocally stand against any legislation that would establish extra-Constitutional \u201cFirearms Restraining Orders,\u201d kangaroo courts setup to strip citizens of gun rights without due process.<\/strong><\/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; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>CONTACT INFO<\/strong><\/span><\/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-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Republican NC&nbsp;House copy\/paste email *list(s)<\/strong><\/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: &quot;calibri&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Jay.Adams@ncleg.net; Dean.Arp@ncleg.net; John.Bell@ncleg.net; Hugh.Blackwell@ncleg.net; John.Blust@ncleg.net; Jamie.Boles@ncleg.net; Beverly.Boswell@ncleg.net; John.Bradford@ncleg.net; Bill.Brawley@ncleg.net; William.Brisson@ncleg.net; Mark.Brody@ncleg.net; Dana.Bumgardner@ncleg.net; Justin.Burr@ncleg.net; Mike.Clampitt@ncleg.net; George.Cleveland@ncleg.net; Jeff.Collins@ncleg.net; Debra.Conrad@ncleg.net; Kevin.Corbin@ncleg.net; Ted.Davis@ncleg.net; Jimmy.Dixon@ncleg.net; Josh.Dobson@ncleg.net; Nelson.Dollar@ncleg.net; Andy.Dulin@ncleg.net;<a href=\"mailto:Jeffrey.Elmore@ncleg.net;%C3%82\" style=\"border: none; color: #0088cc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;\">Jeffrey.Elmore@ncleg.net;&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp; John.Faircloth@ncleg.net<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Carl.Ford@ncleg.net; John.Fraley@ncleg.net; Holly.Grange@ncleg.net; Destin.Hall@ncleg.net; Kyle.Hall@ncleg.net; Jon.Hardister@ncleg.net; Kelly.Hastings@ncleg.net; Cody.Henson@ncleg.net; Craig.Horn@ncleg.net; Julia.Howard@ncleg.net; Pat.Hurley@ncleg.net; Frank.Iler@ncleg.net; Linda.Johnson2@ncleg.net; Bert.Jones@ncleg.net; Brenden.Jones@ncleg.net;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Jonathan.Jordan@ncleg.net;\" style=\"border: none; color: #0088cc; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;\">Jonathan.Jordan@ncleg.net;<\/a>Donny.Lambeth@ncleg.net; David.Lewis@ncleg.net; Chris.Malone@ncleg.net; Susan.Martin@ncleg.net; Pat.McElraft@ncleg.net; Chuck.McGrady@ncleg.net; Allen.McNeill@ncleg.net; Tim.Moore@ncleg.net; Bob.Muller@ncleg.net;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Gregory.Murphy@ncleg.net; Larry.Pittman@ncleg.net; Larry.Potts@ncleg.net; Michele.Presnell@ncleg.net; Dennis.Riddell@ncleg.net; David.Rogers@ncleg.net; Stephen.Ross@ncleg.net; Jason.Saine@ncleg.net; John.Sauls@ncleg.net; Mitchell.Setzer@ncleg.net; Phil.Shepard@ncleg.net; Michael.Speciale@ncleg.net; Bob.Steinburg@ncleg.net; Sarah.Stevens@ncleg.net; Scott.Stone@ncleg.net; Larry.Strickland@ncleg.net; John.Szoka@ncleg.net; John.Torbett@ncleg.net; Rena.Turner@ncleg.net; Harry.Warren@ncleg.net; Sam.Watford@ncleg.net; Donna.White@ncleg.net; Linda.Williams@ncleg.net; Larry.Yarborough@ncleg.net; Lee.Zachary@ncleg.net<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-left: 40px; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">*Spam filters or email program limitations may cause the need to send more than one email, to cover the entire list of representatives. If required in your case, the list above is split into three pieces, for your convenience.&nbsp;<\/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 \/><\/span><\/span><\/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<\/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<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/><span style=\"color: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">DELIVER THIS MESSAGE<\/span><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/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;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Suggested Subject: &#8220;<span style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">Protect Due Process, No to Firearm Restraining Orders&#8221;<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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<\/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-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Dear Representative:<\/p>\n<p>I am writing because I\u2019ve just been informed of the horrifying proposal that Rep. Morey is preparing to introduce. I understand Rep. Morey would like to establish \u201cFirearm Restraining Orders\u201d (FROs) in our state. FROs are simply mechanisms for bypassing constitutional due process protections in order to confiscate firearms, at whim, from accused persons who have not been convicted of any crime. Not only can one\u2019s firearms be confiscated based on accusation alone, FRO hearings can also be held without the presence of the accused. To say this is unacceptable is an understatement.<\/p>\n<p>I am incensed that any representative in an ostensibly free state would even suggest such an ominous mechanism be established within our legal system. I assure you, citizens like me will not stand for the suspension of our Constitutional rights. I insist that you act now to put a stop to any legislation that would establish these extra-constitutional judicial bodies, which are designed to strip people of their rights based on accusations alone.<\/p>\n<p>Also, I must insist that you explain to me where you stand on this issue. I must be sure that my representatives are on the side of liberty\u2014protecting my rights\u2014and are not willing to oppress Constitutional guarantees simply due to the current direction of political winds.<\/p>\n<p>I need a response from you, and I will also be monitoring your actions on this matter through alerts from Grass Roots North Carolina.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;\">Respectfully,<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Marcia Morey (D-Durham) who was appointed to fill an empty seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1173,159,45,149,941],"class_list":["post-484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-firearms-restraining-orders","tag-grnc","tag-gun-control","tag-north-carolina-general-assembly","tag-rep-marcia-morey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=484"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11336,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484\/revisions\/11336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}