“I don’t see a value in shutting down a population and taking people’s constitutional […] This was the third week in a row the ReOpen NC group gathered to protest downtown. Roy Cooper’s lockdown … Protesters rally for NC to reopen. ... Every 15 minutes during the protest, roughly 50 cars honked their horns in unison.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Lawmakers were back at the General Assembly Tuesday as protesters once again took to the streets of downtown Raleigh to protest the state’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order. In Wake County, where the protest took place, there have been 501 confirmed cases and no deaths. Gov. ReOpen NC protesters again take to the streets demanding rollback of COVID-19 safety measures. Most got in their vehicles and continued the protest by blowing their horns, but one woman who failed to leave was taken away in handcuffs. Roy Cooper’s mask requirement begins Friday at 5:00 pm, but Reopen NC leaders say the mandate is unconstitutional. Getty Protester from REOPEN NC demonstrates against the … One of the organizers, as well as three participants, in a reoccurring protest at the North Carolina state capital opposing Gov. These have been heated protests with lots of emotions. The protests were largely peaceful but four arrests were made. RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Reopen NC rallied outside North Carolina’s legislative building in a show of opposition to the statewide mask mandate. One woman arrested for violating governor's order.