Mark Robinson - We Are The Majority: The Life and Passions of a Patriot

WE ARE THE MAJORITY!

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Copyright 2022 Mark Robinson

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There are two very important women in my life. I want to honor them both here.

That said, I dedicate this book to the memory of my mother, who taught me to have faith in God, to be a man, and to stand up and stand firm when being confronted.

I would also like to dedicate this book to my wife, Yolanda.

Yolanda, without you, I have no idea where I would be in this world. Marrying and starting a family with you returned me to the path my mom had taught me to walk. Before you came along, I was drifting through life without a purpose or goal. A wild streak had taken over me, and who knows what sort of trouble I may have found. I thank God for his grace in keeping me safe and leading me to you, the beautiful woman who would give me a reason to live responsibly and find direction. Yolanda, you and I are one, and while we may drive each other crazy at times, you always know what is right and help keep me straight along the way. You have always wanted the best for me, and I want the same for you. I love you.

THE JOURNEY that this book helps to explain would not have been possible without my family. They have supported me from day one. I did not have one family member say, You shouldnt be doing that. My wife, my daughter, my son, my mother-in-law, and my sister-in-law have been 100 percent supportive in all of my efforts. Even though my sister-in-law and I do not see eye-to-eye on every political point, she is one of my biggest cheerleaders. I would not be able to do this without their unwavering support and belief in what I am doing.

My journey up to this point would not have been possible without the following people and organizations:

• North Carolina Sixth District Chair Lee Haywood, who was the first to reach out to me when this roller-coaster ride began. I came home to find his card in my door. Of all the people I have met in politics, Lee is a firebrand. He believes fervently in the Republican cause and conservative politics. Lee is a solid Christian man and one of my biggest supporters.
• NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre, who has been a great supporter from the very beginning.
• Former Director of NRA-ILA Chris Cox, who supported and embraced me even before he was sure of all my politics.
• The North Carolina GOP, an organization filled with many wonderful people who have been a driving force in this pursuit. Their belief in me has been a great encouragement.
• Grassroots North Carolina, a group that was present the night of the now-famous Greensboro City Council meeting. Two of their representatives were there, prepared to stand up to the leftist mass. Grassroots NC is responsible for sharing the video of the speech that put me on the radar.
• Congressman Mark Walker, who first contacted Fox News with the video. His support from the beginning has been instrumental.

Additionally, I want to acknowledge my social media friends and followersthe 15,000 followers I had before this all started and the thousands more who now follow me since the speech. Even if we disagree, its only in an effort to find solutions to keep this republic strong. Thank you for sharing my message.

Finally, I want to acknowledge all of the law-abiding citizens of the United States of America. You are the majority, and I am you.

ONE DAY in 2018 as I was perusing my social networks, I saw a post from a friend of mine with a photo of his son shooting a rifle. It was an AR-15 type rifle, but with more bells and whistles than the standard model. By 2018 my kids were grown, and I finally had time to participate in a few personal activities that had fallen by the wayside while the children were growing up. Rifles have meant a lot to me in life. I was in the military for nearly seven years. Most importantly, I was on the JROTC rifle team in high school. JROTC in many ways changed my life in high school and greatly influenced the trajectory of the sort of young man I would become. So it would not have been a surprise to anyone who knew me that I was interested in obtaining a rifle similar to the one in my friends photo. The problem was where exactly to find one with all those trimmings. I sent my friend a message asking where he got the rifle. His reply told me that he had essentially built it himself. He had bought a basic semiautomatic rifle and added the components to make it into the version hed given his son. I asked some of my friends who were knowledgeable about guns, and they told me that even though I could purchase a basic AR-15 type rifle at Walmart and modify it, I shouldnt go that route.

No, no. You need to buy one at the gun show when it comes to town in Greensboro, one friend told me. Theyll have what you wantand for a good price.

I was excited. I started saving my money to go to a gun show and purchase a rifle for myself.

Greensboro City Council to cancel annual gun show, I heard as I listened to the news one winter morning that same year. I was getting ready for work, but the alarm on my personal antenna immediately began to vibrate. I had been planning to buy a gun at this very show. Then my political antenna went active as I heard the reason behind the push to cancel the show.

On February 14, just weeks before, a disturbed young man had killed seventeen students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Hed murdered them in a mass shooting with an AR-15 type rifle. Now the Greensboro City Council proposed that Greensboro cancel our upcoming gun show. They would do this as a response to the Parkland shootings.

I was upset. No, I was furious. What did the action of a depraved shooter three states away have to do with me wanting to buy a rifle? Nothing! I had by this time become a proud defender of our Constitution, including the Second Amendment, our right to bear arms. I was a law-abiding man who was looking forward to purchasing a rifle at a gun show. I drove to work that day frustrated as I thought about the leftist gun control narrative that had now come to my hometown. Of course I felt awful about the lives lost in Florida. But I felt I was being punished for the actions of a criminal.

I did what I often do these days. I made my feelings known with a post on social media. In the timeline of replies to my post, someone noted that the city council did not have the lawful authority to cancel the gun show; only the Greensboro Coliseum director could make that decision. I was relieved. I presumed that the gun show would go on as planned because the coliseum would not want to lose the money from hosting it.