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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan

North Carolina governor says lieutenant governor's speech on guns and government is ‘dangerous’ and ‘shames NC’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper called out Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on Tuesday on social media for a speech that Robinson gave saying he owns AR-15s in case “the government gets too big for its britches.”

“This is dangerous and not who we are as patriotic North Carolinians,” Cooper, a Democrat, tweeted, tagging Robinson, a Republican. Cooper said Robinson’s words shame the state.

He called Robinson’s speech “advocating violent overthrow of our (government).”

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