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Details: Created: 17 March 2019

STOP ‘RED FLAG’ LAW

CALL THOM TILLIS

On Friday night, GRNC alerted supporters to the fact that US Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) looks to be capitulating to his anti-gun colleagues in Washington. Tillis has telegraphed his support for "Extreme Risk Protection Orders" (or "Red Flag" laws) by supporting S. 7. This bill would allow the word of an accuser, voicing “concerns,” to strip a citizen of several of the Constitutional protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights—without due process. Yet, in Senator Tillis’ recent correspondence with concerned constituents, he did not address any of the glaring and very serious problems with S. 7. Telling the "whole" truth is to tell the truth. Omitting critical details on such an important matter is, well... something else. This does not inspire voter confidence in Tillis' resolve to support the Bill of Rights.

Unfortunately, it looks like the Judiciary Committee, of which Tillis is a member, will conduct a hearing on S. 7 on March 26. Human rights are non-negotiable, and therefore, Tillis must not vote for this bill---but he seems poised to.

As part of Friday's alert, we asked gun owners and other supporters of the Bill of Rights to phone Thom Tillis' DC office on Monday morning (tomorrow, 3/18/2019), and this alert is a friendly reminder to do just that. Below, in the Immediate Action section, find details on how to reach Tillis and demand that he stand for the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th Amendments, not against them.

To read more about "Red Flag" laws, and Thom Tillis' willingness, to cozy up to them as a member of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, click to read Friday's alert, and/or click to read a previous alert on the topic.

IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!

PHONE SENATOR THOM TILLIS: On Monday morning, please phone Thom Tillis’s DC office at this number: (202) 224-6342. If you can’t call in the morning, please call as soon as you can after that. Deliver the following message to Tillis’ staff or his voice-mail.

Hello, I am calling about the senator’s recent correspondence on the topic of Senate Bill 7, “Extreme Risk Protection Orders,” sometimes called, “red flag” laws. In this correspondence, he conspicuously failed to address the severe Constitutional problems with red flag laws; the establishment of ex parte hearings is just one of many examples. In fact, these laws threaten Second, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment protections—at least.

I am quite troubled by Senator Tillis’ effort to dance around the major problems with red flag laws and I expect him to be more candid, indeed more honest, with me in the future. As a North Carolina voter and a gun owner, I also expect the senator to live up to his oath of office, to the Republican Party’s platform, to the pro-Second Amendment statement on his own website, and to do everything in his power to defeat this revolting, un-American bill, and any other bill like it. Thank you.

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