Hold onto your freedoms, the "VICTIM DISARMAMENT SESSION" of the NC General Assembly has convened. They are preparing to imperil your liberties and safety in the interest of rendering you dependent on police who have neither the ability nor duty to protect you.

In the hopper are several troubling bills, but we will deal with the two most imminent threats, both sponsored by Sen. JULIA BOSEMAN (D-New Hanover): First, SB 8 will increase penalties for accidental incursions into Victim Disarmament zones already in existence. THEN it also seeks to expand the areas that protect predators by removing your means of self-defense.

Next SB 9 aspires to make a victim of domestic violence "safer" by preventing her from buying a gun to preserve her life and that of her family. We'll hang on while you go back and reread that last sentence?

You read that right; the Victim Disarmament Specialists in the G.A. think a VICTIM IS SAFER IF NOT ALLOWED TO PURCHASE A WEAPON AT THE TIME SHE NEEDS IT MOST!

SB 8 - CHILD PREDATOR PROTECTION ACT

This little gem will expand the number anti-self-defense zones so dramatically that it will render our concealed handgun law worthless. The new Victim Disarmament Zones will include:

	Childcare centers, including their PARKING LOTS (that's right, you couldn't even lock your gun in your car while you pick up your child from daycare);
	ALL PUBLIC PARKS and the parking lots servicing them.
	Any public place that could be vaguely construed as a "playground", including even fast food restaurants such as McDonalds or Burger King, which have playground areas for children.

HUNTERS: STOP AT MCDONALDS? NOT TODAY.

For the purposes of this bill playgrounds will include many McDonalds and their parking lots would now be prohibited areas. This would include parking areas for any stores or businesses that share a parking lot with a daycare center. Does your company have a daycare center onsite for your little darling? If so, forget keeping your weapon in your car to protect them from the ever-increasing carjackings happening on the streets of our cities. Mr. & Mrs. Storeowner, forget about protecting yourself or your employees when you go to make that night deposit after closing.

What about the single mother who wants to take her kids to a park or a playground? She will do so at the mercy of those who value the safety of her children far less than she does. When police stop you for a traffic infraction you are obligated to inform them if you are a concealed handgun license holder and make the presence of a weapon known to the officer. Perhaps you pull over into a parking lot. What if it is a parking lot for a daycare center or a playground? Big oops! You are now required by law to inform the police that you are violating the law. Let's not forget, this includes ALL guns, not just your concealed carry handguns. So your hunting guns would also serve to turn you into a criminal. Want to stop at McDonalds on the way back from a hunt? Not today.

The potential perils of this bill boggle the mind.

SB 9 - DOMESTIC ABUSER PROTECTION ACT

Now onto this sweet little jewel of victim disempowerment; to the uninitiated SB 9 sounds like it prevents an abuser held at bay by the vast powers of a piece of paper called a restraining order from getting a gun (we'll wait while you stop laughing).

The uninitiated would be woefully wrong. This bill in fact could allow a judge to prohibit the plaintiff (that means the VICTIM) from buying a gun.

Consider the case of Dixie Oxendine of Pembroke: Ms. Oxendine's ex-boyfriend called her on Dec. 20 and threatened her life. Just before Christmas she obtained a restraining order and bought a gun for protection. On Christmas day, he tried to make good on his threat, attempting to kidnap her off a country road with an SKS rifle. She successfully defended her life with her brand new handgun. Thankfully this odious statute was not in place then, her continued life is testament to that.

**Only with your help can this kind of horrible legislation be stopped.**

PUNISHING VICTIMS INSTEAD OF PREDATORS

SB 9 attacks the victim, not the predator, and places victims at the mercy of the Domestic Violence Industry and Law Enforcement who have been supported by the US Supreme Court as having NO DUTY to protect you (Riss v. NY & Warren v. DC).

FULL FRONTAL ASSAULT ON CCW

Make no mistake, these horrific bills would constitute a total rout of the concealed carry law by the Victim Disarmament Specialists in the NC legislature. Your safety would no longer be in your own hands. We all hope to let the police and other government assets protect us from outside harm, but only a fool doesn't understand that when all else fails and it is you alone against your assailant, it is up to you to survive the attack. SB 8 & 9 will serve to take the necessary tools away from you and leave you defenseless.

IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED

	USE OUR AUTO-EMAILER to quickly and painlessly contact all members of the NC Senate by going to: http://grnc.org/alerts/autoemail.htm
	CALL YOUR STATE SENATOR: You may find them here: http://www.grnc.org/contact_reps.htm
	CALL SEN. JULIA BOSEMAN, sponsor of these bills (919-715-2525), and **politely** deliver the message that YOU WILL NOT ALLOW HER TO ENDANGER YOU OR YOUR FAMILY. DELIVER THIS MESSAGE Dear Senator, I am profoundly opposed to SB 8, which should be titled the "Child Predator Protection Act," and SB 9, which should be called the "Domestic Abuser Protection Act." These two pieces of horrible legislation will spell disaster for the safety of responsible North Carolinians by protecting attackers and punishing victims. SB 8 would create so many victim disarmament zones that parents would be unable to protect their children, and North Carolina's concealed handgun statute would be rendered worthless. By disarming domestic violence victims, SB 9 would send a clear message to domestic abusers--who routinely violate protective orders--that they may rape and murder at will. There is no more fundamental right than the right of self-defense in this world. All societies recognize and respect this right (with the possible exception Senator Julia Boseman, the sponsor of these bills). I strongly urge you to use all your power and influence to prevent either of these bills from getting serious consideration. I will stay apprised of your actions on these matters through Grass Roots North Carolina. Respectfully, ------------------- You may find your representative by going here: http://www.grnc.org/contact_reps.htm

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