GRNC Press Conference In Raleigh On Tuesday

The Demanding Moms can gets lots of turnout to their events because of stay-at-home moms, retirees, and kept women. Well, I don’t know about the kept women part but I think the first two are pretty accurate.

Grass Roots North Carolina is holding a press conference in conjunction with Rep. Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus) on school safety. They need – WE NEED – as many people who can to attend that press conference and especially teachers who want the ability to be armed to protect the school children under their care.

The full release is below:

PRESS CONFERENCE:
SCHOOL
SELF-DEFENSE ACT



Children will only be safe when adults are permitted to protect
them …

Tomorrow (Tuesday, 6/5), the sponsors of the “School Self-Defense Act” (HB 1039)
will be publicly introducing the bill, and
you’re invited. GRNC was involved in creating this bill as well as
directing input to the offices of the Speaker and the House Rules Chair,
and
we’re excited about its introduction. This is GRNC’s answer to all of the counterproductive, and worse, gun-grabbing
“solutions” proposed by the left
. More press conference details below.

Parents and especially
teachers,
please attend this press conference



Please RSVP using the
following
email address:
directorofdevelopment@grnc.org




Note: Signs are
not allowed in the Legislative Building.


Calling All Teachers and Parents

It is very important that
you attend this press conference. Seeing you there will help the General Assembly members recognize that the people are serious about this, and
your presence may even help the politicians develop spines
. Please see below for details.


PRESS RELEASE:
LEGISLATION & PRESS
CONFERENCE DETAILS


Bill Provides

Active Shooter Protection for Students

Legislators herald introduction of
House Bill 1039: “School Self-Defense Act”


Press conference:

When:  Tuesday, June 5 at 11:00 A.M. EDT

Where: NC General Assembly, Legislative Building Rm. 1328, 16. W. Jones St., Raleigh, NC

Who:    Representatives Larry Pittman, Michael Speciale, John Blust and Mark
Brody

To deter active
shooter scenarios and better protect North Carolina students, North Carolina House Representatives Larry Pittman, Michael Speciale, John Blust
and Mark Brody
have introduced HB 1039: “School Self-Defense Act,” which is patterned after the Department of
Homeland Security’s highly successful “Federal Flight Deck Officer” program and would:
  • Create a “Volunteer School Faculty Guardian” program for full or part-time
    school faculty members who have concealed handgun permits and wish to carry firearms to protect students;
  • Create an active shooter training program for School Faculty Guardians; and
  • Allow school systems to “opt out” should they choose to do so.

Teachers to speak
out in favor of HB 1039:

The June 5 press conference will
allow an opportunity for teachers in favor of arming faculty members, whose voices have long been stifled, to be heard.

Said
GRNC president Paul Valone:

Too
often, politicians have wrongly equated
protecting school children with the loss of individual freedom. GRNC
thanks these courageous legislators for promoting a solution, already
operating
successfully in Ohio and elsewhere, which will deter mass killings,
allow volunteer faculty members to provide a last layer of defense for
school
children, and preserve our Constitutional liberties.


IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!



  • EMAIL THE SPEAKER AND THE RULES COMMITTEE
    CHAIRMAN
    . Use the
    copy/paste details provided under ‘Deliver This Message‘ to insist on a hearing for this bill.
  • ATTEND TUESDAY’S PRESS
    CONFERENCE
    :
    As soon as you can, please contact GRNC at this email address, directorofdevelopment@grnc.org, and let us know you’re
    coming
    .
    More details below.

    This
    Tuesday, June 5, at 10:30 AM, meet GRNC representatives here:

    Legislative Building
    Room 1328

    16 W. Jones Street
    Raleigh, NC
    27601

    A couple
    of notes:

    It’s probably best to arrive in Raleigh by 10:00 AM to make sure you find parking. Please “dress for
    the press.” Professional attire preferred. Firearms are not allowed on the grounds of the General Assembly.
    Signs are not allowed in the Legislative Building.

DELIVER THIS MESSAGE

Send to:  Tim.Moore@ncleg.net; David.Lewis@ncleg.net

Suggested Subject: “The School Self-Defense Act Must Receive a Hearing”  

 
Dear Speaker Moore and Chairman Lewis:

I am writing to insist on a hearing for the “School Self-Defense
Act” (HB 1039).

I
was quite elated when I heard that several courageous legislators have
stepped forward
to develop a practical and effective solution to the school safety
issues we are currently facing. It’s about time we stepped out of the
endless cycle
of rhetoric, and took actual steps to defend our children. This bill, HB
1039, does just that. 


Due to the potentially imminent
nature of this problem, time is short. Please do not position yourself
as the one
standing between school children and their safety. Rather, make sure the
School Self-Defense Act receives a hearing immediately. NC Parents and
Teachers need this, school children need it even more, and that’s why
I’m insisting on it.


I will be monitoring your actions on this issue through alerts from Grass Roots North Carolina. 

Respectfully,

HB 1039 – North Carolina’s School Self-Defense Act Introduced

House Bill 1039 – School Self-Defense Act – has been introduced into the North Carolina House of Representatives. The bill will have a formal unveiling at a press conference to be held this coming Tuesday at 10:30am in the Legislative Building. The authors of this bill include many pro-gun legislators. Moreover, they sought the input of Grass Roots North Carolina in their drafting of the bill.

From the GRNC Alert:

PRESS CONFERENCE:
SCHOOL
SELF-DEFENSE ACT



Children will only be safe when adults are permitted to protect
them …

This Tuesday, the sponsors of the “School Self-Defense Act” (HB 1039)
will be publicly introducing the bill, and
you’re invited. GRNC was involved in creating this bill as well as
directing input to the offices of the Speaker and the House Rules Chair,
and
we’re excited about its introduction. This is GRNC’s answer to all of the counterproductive, and worse, gun-grabbing
“solutions” proposed by the left
.

We all have a
stake (an understatement) in protecting school children, so GRNC and the
sponsors
of this bill would like for those closest to the issue, parents and
particularly teachers to attend this unveiling. Parents and
especially teachers, please attend this press conference
.

HB 1039

This bill, sponsored by Representatives Mark Brody, John Blust, George Cleveland, Larry Pittman and Michael Speciale,
would allow certain members of
school faculty or staff to carry a handgun on school grounds to respond
quickly to acts of violence and imminent threats of violence.

Finally, a few
courageous legislators are stepping outside of the circular rhetoric and are proposing a practical and effective solution that
will actually protect the children.

Calling All Teachers and Parents

It is very important that you attend this press conference. Seeing you there will help the General Assembly members recognize
that the people are serious about this, and your presence may even help the politicians develop spines
. Please see below for
details.

IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!


  • EMAIL THE SPEAKER AND THE RULES COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN. Use the copy/paste details provided under ‘Deliver This
    Message
    ‘ to insist on a hearing for this bill.
  • ATTEND TUESDAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE: As soon as you can, please contact GRNC at this email address,
    directorofdevelopment@grnc.org, and let us know you’re
    coming
    .
    More details below.

    This
    Tuesday, June 5, at 10:30 AM, meet GRNC representatives here:

    Legislative Building
    Printed Bills Office
    16 W. Jones Street

    Raleigh, NC 27601

    A couple
    of notes:

    It’s probably best to arrive in Raleigh by 10:00 AM to make sure you find parking. Please “dress for
    the press.” Professional attire preferred. Firearms are not allowed on the grounds of the General Assembly.

DELIVER THIS
MESSAGE
Send to: 
Tim.Moore@ncleg.net; David.Lewis@ncleg.net

Suggested Subject: “The
School Self-Defense Act Must Receive a Hearing
”  

 
Dear Speaker Moore and Chairman Lewis:

I am writing to insist on a hearing for the “School Self-Defense Act” (HB
1039).

I was quite elated when I heard
that several courageous legislators have stepped forward to develop a
practical and effective solution to the school safety issues we are
currently facing. It’s about time we stepped out of the endless cycle of
rhetoric,
and took actual steps to defend our children. This bill, HB 1039, does
just that. 


Due to the potentially imminent
nature of this problem, time is short. Please do not position yourself
as the one
standing between school children and their safety. Rather, make sure the
School Self-Defense Act receives a hearing immediately. NC Parents and
Teachers need this, school children need it even more, and that’s why
I’m insisting on it.


I will be monitoring your actions on this issue through alerts from Grass Roots North Carolina. 

Respectfully,