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' ~~ <br />January 15, 1999 <br />Orange County Commissioners <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina <br />~~;~~ <br />0 g 1999 <br />~4~ <br />l ' <br />Re: Hunter and resident safety <br />Dear Commissioners, <br />I am very concerned about the danger to those of us who <br />use and live adjacent the Jordan Lake (and other) Game Land <br />or hunting areas during hunting seasons. The two recent <br />shooting incidents which killed one person and nearly killed <br />another only heighten awarenes of the real risks we face. I <br />will very much appreciate your help in reducing these risks. <br />I have a lifetime Sportsman license, and I very much <br />enjoy the outdoors in many ways. I have some experience with <br />high-powered rifles and I'm always worried if I fire a round <br />that I'm not confident where that bullet stopped and what it <br />hit on the way. This worry would be magnified by shootng <br />from ground level in the relatively flat terrain of this area <br />or near a lake or pond with our ever-increasing population <br />density. <br />1 will appreciate your consideration of adding to the <br />Orange County local laws something similar to the following <br />iaw presently in force in Wilson county: <br />It is unlawful to take or hunt deer with rifles, except <br />from a stationary stand that is elevated at least 8 feet <br />above the ground. <br />As you know, at least 9 counties (Cabarrus, Camden, <br />Greene, Hoke, Moore, Nash, Northampton, Wake, and Wilson) <br />currently have laws restricting rifle fire in deer hunting to <br />elevated stands. .Adding this regulation would infringe only <br />on irresponsible hunters and add materially to the real and <br />perceived safety of us all. <br />Thank you for doing what you can to assure our valuable <br />natural resources are healthy and safe for us all to enjoy. <br />Sinc rely, <br />`~ 1 <br />~_ <br />~~ <br />.7q~in R. Frick <br />v' <br />Home: 992 Cleland Drive, <br />Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514 <br />919-942-3744 <br />