{"id":524,"date":"2018-01-18T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2018\/01\/18\/grnc-reminds-us-what-could-have-been\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:28:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:28:28","slug":"grnc-reminds-us-what-could-have-been","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=524","title":{"rendered":"GRNC Reminds Us What Could Have Been"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:7829,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/files.nc.gov\\\/governor\\\/documents\\\/files\\\/EO34%20-%20Declaration%20of%20a%20State%20of%20Emergency.pdf?r_JtdWjRg3nLp5OqwBilU5BWMWlzOByr&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20240606035812\\\/https:\\\/\\\/files.nc.gov\\\/governor\\\/documents\\\/files\\\/EO34%20-%20Declaration%20of%20a%20State%20of%20Emergency.pdf?r_JtdWjRg3nLp5OqwBilU5BWMWlzOByr&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 01:05:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 01:05:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:7830,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\\\/ct\\\/46026466:Wvyj4xopN:m:1:345463350:CB96D0B5715BFFE7076F58DDBB305310: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>\nNorth Carolina is under<a href=\"https:\/\/files.nc.gov\/governor\/documents\/files\/EO34%20-%20Declaration%20of%20a%20State%20of%20Emergency.pdf?r_JtdWjRg3nLp5OqwBilU5BWMWlzOByr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> a declared state of emergency<\/a> due to snow, ice, and extreme cold. I know those living in the upper Midwest are probably scratching their heads over this but remember North Carolina doesn&#8217;t have the infrastructure &#8211; plows, etc. &#8211; to deal with this as a regular occurrence.<\/p>\n<p>I bring this up as a reminder that before <i>McDonald v. Chicago<\/i> brought Second Amendment rights to the states it was state law in NC that no one could be armed outside the home during a state of emergency. Moreover, firearm and alcohol sales were also suspended. The win in the case of <i>Bateman v. Perdue<\/i> changed this as the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina found this to be unconstitutional. Thanks needs to go to Grass Roots North Carolina, the Second Amendment Foundation, and attorney Alan Gura for bringing the case. It was the first case filed after the win in the <i>McDonald <\/i>case. If you search this blog using &#8220;Bateman&#8221; or &#8220;emergency&#8221;, you will find numerous blog posts about the case.<\/p>\n<p>Grass Roots North Carolina sent out a reminder yesterday about the win in <i>Bateman <\/i>yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" id=\"content_LETTER.BLOCK5\" style=\"height: 122px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 426px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#0000cc\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"background-color: #0000cc; color: white; font-family: &quot;Arial Black&quot;, &quot;Avant Garde&quot;; font-size: 11pt;\" width=\"99%\">\n<div>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial black&quot;;\">&#8216;STATE OF EMERGENCY&#8217; &amp;<br \/> <br \/>\nYOUR<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;RIGHTS<strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial black&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Black, Avant Garde;\"><br \/>                                                                     <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial Black, Avant Garde;\"><br \/> <br \/>\n      <\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><strong>Thanks to<br \/>\nGRNC: Your Gun Rights are Recognized and Protected During this Snowstorm. . .&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<strong>Due to winter weather, on Tuesday, Jaunary 16th, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper declared a \u201cstate of<br \/>\nemergency.\u201d <u>What does that mean to you today, and what could it have meant<\/u>? Find out below.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nAs you may recall, Grass Roots<br \/>\n North Carolina was a plaintiff in Bateman v. Perdue, when we sued<br \/>\nGovernor<br \/>\nBeverly Perdue over the State of Emergency gun ban, a ban on law-abiding<br \/>\n citizens carrying guns during a declared state of emergency.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nGRNC argued that the ban<br \/>\nconstituted an unconstitutional violation of the Second Amendment. We<br \/>\ndid so after<br \/>\nthe town of King, NC posted the entire town against firearms in advance<br \/>\nof a pending snowstorm, and after Gov. Perdue declared a statewide State<br \/>\n of<br \/>\nEmergency, in response to an advancing hurricane, on the opening day of<br \/>\ndove season, making criminals of thousands of dove hunters. GRNC and<br \/>\nother<br \/>\nplaintiffs won the lawsuit, and the law was struck down as<br \/>\nunconstitutional under the Second Amendment.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<u><strong>Like Our Work?<\/strong><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThanks to the GRNC, and gun owners like you who support GRNC, law-abiding North<br \/>\nCarolina gun-carriers have not been rendered criminals today just because a little snow fell.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nSo . . . rest easy, and enjoy your hot chocolate! And if you<br \/>\ncare to contribute to our all-volunteer organization so we can continue<br \/>\nto<br \/>\nprotect and expand gun laws in our state, please&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/ct\/46026466:Wvyj4xopN:m:1:345463350:CB96D0B5715BFFE7076F58DDBB305310:r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n(or go to:&nbsp;<span style=\"text-align: left;\">https:\/\/www.grnc.org\/join-grnc\/contribute<\/span>)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/ct\/46026466:Wvyj4xopN:m:1:345463350:CB96D0B5715BFFE7076F58DDBB305310:r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" shrinktofit=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/paracom.paramountcommunication.com\/cimages\/5bcf6b4cbc542c90ce112ef502d41dff\/GRNCDonateButton150.gif\" style=\"margin: 15px;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina is under a declared state of emergency due to snow, ice, and extreme cold. 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