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The next step we tools was to contact the Orange County Sheriff <br />Department. I was told by Officer Nichols on Nov.23,1998 that there <br />was no ordinance against discharging a firearm near a dwelling in <br />Orange County nor was there any other legal basis he knew of which <br />would allow him to curtail these activities. Frankly, I was astounded. <br />His only suggestion was that I contact you. <br />I have learned that both Durham and Wake Counties each have an <br />ordinance limiting the distance from which a firearm may be <br />discharged to a specific number of feet from the nearest dwelling. <br />We believe it is time Orange County had a similar ordinance. I am <br />not a gun control advocate nor do I have any hidden agenda to <br />further that cause. I am simply a home owner, father and husband <br />who feels his family is entitled to the modecum of peace of mind that <br />would be provided by a clear, sane ordinance limiting the discharge <br />of firearms to a reasonable distance from our home. <br />As the population density of Orange County continues to rise I am <br />certain that this problem, gone unchecked, will continue to rise in <br />frequency as well. It is also one which carries potentially devastating <br />ramifications. For these reasons I hereby request that your office <br />assign a task force in order to make an official inquiry into this <br />matter. In addition, we hope you will do everything in your power <br />to expedite the authorship and addition of such an ordinance into <br />existing law. Please keep us informed of your progress and let us <br />know what we can do to help. <br />Sincerely, <br />Carl Sindermann <br />The Sindermannn Family <br />924 Dumont Dr. <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />(919) 644 2278 <br />