Protestors gather outside of a press conference room during a special session Thursday. (Gerry Broome)
Demonstrators crowd the rotunda outside the House and Senate galleries during a special session at the North Carolina Legislature in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Rep. Garland Pierce, D-Scotland, addresses protestors during a special session. (Gerry Broome)
North Carolina Sen. Mike Woodard, D-Durham, addresses a crowd of demonstrators. (Gerry Broome)
Demonstrators gather outside of a press conference room during a special session at the North Carolina Legislature in Raleigh. (Gerry Broome)
North Carolina Sen. Mike Woodard, D-Durham, addresses a crowd of demonstrators. (Gerry Broome)
Rev. Curtis Gatewood, with the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP raises a hand as he is confronted by General Assembly police at a demonstration. (Gerry Broome)
Protest signs rest on a table with cookies during a special session. (Gerry Broome)
House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, second from right, speaks with lawmakers at the North Carolina Legislature in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
North Carolina Sen. Mike Woodard, D-Durham, addresses a crowd of demonstrators during a special session at the North Carolina Legislature in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
A protestor, right, is handcuffed and removed from the House gallery as demonstrators interrupted a special session at the North Carolina Legislature in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)