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“I AM THE MAJORITY!”
Mark Robinson April 3, 2018 at a Greensboro City Council meeting
- Mark spoke April 3, 2018 at a Greensboro City Council meeting
(Mark was not a gun-owner at the time) - His defense of the Second Amendment Went Viral
- 1985 to 1989 Army Reserve
“You can’t withhold my right to own a firearm because somebody else committed a felony with a firearm,” Robinson told The Daily Signal. “It’s not right. And like I said, it’s a lazy and unconstitutional way to enforce the law. So when I said [to the council and the audience] that we are the majority, that’s what I meant. We are the majority. The majority of people are law-abiding citizens, work hard every day, and their rights should be preserved.”
Mark Robinson April 3, 2018 at a Greensboro City Council meeting
“I would have still been outraged by it, if I had no plans to buy a firearm. Because like I said … I have no plans to hire an attorney, [but] that doesn’t mean I want my right to counsel taken away. Those rights need to be preserved.”
Mark Robinson April 3, 2018 at a Greensboro City Council meeting
About Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson is a North Carolina politician whose path into public life began with a speech on gun rights. On April 3, 2018, he addressed the Greensboro City Council to oppose canceling a gun show after the Parkland shooting, and video of his remarks spread widely online. The speech led to an invitation to address the NRA’s 2018 annual meeting and launched his political career. Born in Greensboro in 1968, he served in the U.S. Army Reserve before entering politics.
In November 2020 Robinson was elected lieutenant governor of North Carolina, the first Black person to hold the office, and he was sworn in on January 9, 2021. He won the 2024 Republican primary for governor but lost the general election to Democrat Josh Stein on November 5, 2024, after a September 2024 CNN report about past online posts, which he denied at the time, led to staff departures. He filed a defamation suit against CNN in October 2024 and dropped it on January 31, 2025. His term ended in January 2025, and he said he had no plans to run for office again.
Key Facts
- April 3, 2018: Greensboro City Council speech in defense of a gun show went viral
- November 2020: Elected lieutenant governor of North Carolina
- January 9, 2021: Sworn in as lieutenant governor
- November 5, 2024: Lost the governor’s race to Josh Stein
- January 2025: Term as lieutenant governor ended
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