A woman warned Sen. Thom Tillis to be “very careful about going out in public.” A man said he wanted to cut Tillis’ throat. Another told the North Carolina Republican that a constituent could take an ax handle and cave in his head.

Staff for Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) say the senator will not attend certain town hall meetings organized by protesters due to death threats the senator and his staff have received.

The Office of U.S. Senator Thom Tillis said the number of death threats and disturbances its seen have staff worried about safety. Local democratic groups said this is not their intent, that death threats do nothing but hurt their pushes for change.