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17 <br /> 1 I paid for this land you didn't. I pay taxes to help you pay for yours. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Rodney Davis <br /> 4 Efland, NC <br /> 5 Proud law-abiding tax payer and gun owner <br /> 6 <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Another unenforceable, unneeded regulation to stifle the rights of the people. I never cease to <br /> 9 be amazed at the worthless drivel that springs forth from those who believe their election gives <br /> 10 them God like powers to dictate how others should conduct their daily activities. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Orange County was once a good place to live but now it has become an over regulated and <br /> 13 over taxed suburb of Chapel Hill. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 The time has come to say enough is enough. I am vehemently opposed to this proposed <br /> 16 intrusion on my rights as a property owner. I do not need you to tell me how to conduct myself <br /> 17 responsibly on my property regarding the discharge of firearms. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Harold Dorsett <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Dear Orange County Commissioners, <br /> 22 <br /> 23 I am writing in regard to a current proposed Amendment, "Regulating the Discharge of <br /> 24 Firearms." Foremost and frankly, as a property owner and taxpayer in Orange County, <br /> 25 strongly oppose this amendment on virtually all aspects, and for good reasoning. As an avid <br /> 26 shooter and sportsman I see this amendment as unnecessary, over reaching, and unwarranted <br /> 27 in many ways. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 First, let me say that I am all for firearm safety and the practices of safe shooting. Any person <br /> 30 who pick-ups a firearm, in my opinion, has immediately signed a binding contract that requires <br /> 31 them to protect the safety of everyone and everything around them. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 To address this amendment, again I repeat, that I am strongly opposed, and for good <br /> 34 reasoning. The requirements of this amendment will burden a large majority of shooters with its <br /> 35 extremely cumbersome conditions. The amount of land required, under the approval of this <br /> 36 amendment, will automatically prevent many from being able to shoot regularly on their own <br /> 37 property, again their own property. Property that a person has worked hard for, paid taxes on, <br /> 38 and incurred many types of expenses to maintain. That, to me, is overly restrictive. <br /> 39 <br />