Grass Roots North Carolina was recently contacted by television station WBTV about a "Community Conversation" that they will be hosting about gun violence. The headliner for this "Conversation" is no other than Shannon Watts, the ex-Monsanto Bloomberg-funded head of the corporate anti-gun lobby that wants to convince you that your 2nd Amendment right isn't a right at all. Joining in this anti-gun echo chamber will be a host of Democratic politicians that share in the desire to limit your rights, "for your own good."

The station wanted to know if GRNC would "join" this "panel," knowing fully that whoever came would become the whipping post for this group of people that have sold their souls (and yours, given the chance) to the anti-freedom corporate lobbies that are hard at work. At no point, of course, did WBTV feel it appropriate to include an equal number of representatives from the large community of law-abiding gun owners, instructors, competitive marksmen and actual grassroots organizers that work hard to protect our freedoms: instead, one lonely person would be setup for abuse.

As we all know, this conversation has nothing to do with gun safety. This is, by design, an echo chamber of bought-and-paid-for sellouts—sellouts that will, on cue, jump in line to champion the failed gun control legislation that those of their ilk keep pushing for. Real discussions being a diversity of people and ideas together, but it's clear that WBTV has no interest in doing that.

Grass Roots North Carolina doesn't sell itself to anyone, and we like to remind those that do sell out that there's a very real consequence for doing this. We've tried to speak to the folks at WBTV, but they have been conveniently unavailable. It's time to show them that selling out to the corporate anti-gun lobby has real consequences.

If WBTV doesn't want to provide fair and balanced journalism, then we think it only fair to reach out to WBTV's advertisers and let them know that North Carolina's law-abiding gun owners will take their business elsewhere if they don't pull their advertising from WBTV to protest this egregious action.

• CALL AND EMAIL WBTV and let them know that Shannon Watts and her echo chamber of blind sheep followers are in no way representative of our community. They need to be told that this is both yellow journalism and overt sponsorship of the corporate anti-freedom agenda. Let them know that you will not be supporting them or their advertisers while they engage in this egregious behavior.
• CALL AND EMAIL Toyota of North Charlotte and tell them to cut their advertising ties with WBTV—and that if they don't, that you'll spread the word that Toyota of North Charlotte is tacitly supporting the corporate anti-gun lobby, and that they are not deserving of our business.
• PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO GRNC: Help us fight gun control while we promote Second Amendment principles. Please CLICK HERE to contribute. Bear in mind that GRNC is an all-volunteer organization, so you can be sure your donations are put to the best possible use. Any amount helps, and any amount is appreciated.

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Respectfully,

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We had a very busy start to 2019. Red Flag Laws are in the spotlight this year, and they strike at the very heart of issues such as due process by allowing the government to take away people’s guns without so much as a hearing. The law now exists in 12 states and is like something from out of the Tom Cruise movie "Minority Report,” where people are arrested for crimes that they have yet to commit. Now, the government will be able to disarm people on the suspicion that they are dangerous
 
We released a new study looking at murders and other violent crimes, suicides, and deaths from mass public shootings for data up through 2017, but we find NO evidence that these laws save lives. Advocates overlook the fact that these laws may discourage unstable individuals from seeking help, for fear of being sanctioned. Below is also a general discussion of other problems with these laws.
 
I also published an article in the Journal of Health Behavior Research that provides an overview of the arguments for getting rid of gun-free zones at schools and arming teachers.
 
On television, one particularly useful appearance was on The Young Turks where I debated Cenk Uygur, a leftist who is very well known to young people around the country. The debate played on their national TV channel and is available on YouTube. I think that you all will enjoy that discussion. I also had appearances on two different Fox Nation TV shows and News Max TV. One of the Fox appearances involved a debate with former New York City police commissioner Ray Kelly over universal background checks.
 
With BuzzFeed in the news, an op-ed that I had at Fox News delves a little into the background of the company's CEO, Jonah Peretti, who stole my identity in 2003 as a way of lobbying for gun control. My other op-eds have covered everything from gun control in New Hampshire and Pittsburgh to our research on crime by illegal aliens to dramatic moves to let people defend themselves with guns in Brazil.
 
If you are interested in subscribing to our emails in the future, please sign up HERE. Given all the misinformation in the media about guns, it is important to us that we get this research and information out to as many people as possible. If you can please encourage others to do so as well.
 
For information on activities at the Crime Prevention Research Center, here is a link to our info deck.  Please view in full-screen mode and scroll using the arrow buttons at the bottom of the screen.
 
Thank you very much.
 
John R. Lott, Jr.
President
Crime Prevention Research Center
http://crimeresearch.org
johnrlott@crimeresearch.org
(484) 802-5373 

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