NORTH CAROLINA, USA — On Monday, Gov. Roy Cooper said he’s considering making masks mandatory.
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In response, the groupReopen NCshowed their disapproval by creating an online movement.
Organizer Ashley Smith is calling it the Burn Your Mask Challenge.
"It's a very bold statement, we sort of have a knack for that," Smith said.
She said being forced to do anything defies personal liberty.
"This comes down to an issue of rights, and what the constitution guarantees American citizens and it is my right to buy property and destroy it."
Smith also questions the science behind face coverings.
"This mask is not a respirator and is intended for general purpose practices," she read off one mask packaging label. "For me personally, I will not comply."
Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Mandy K. Cohen, said the science is there.