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28 <br /> of California because of my NASA job and endure some of the toughest gun laws in the <br /> country. I also spent 13 years in the Kern County Sheriff's Office as an unpaid volunteer. I <br /> recently retired and decided to move back "home" because I miss my roots. Returning to NC <br /> to get away from California seem to be the right choice. Now I find myself regretting my return <br /> to Orange County. <br /> My comments regarding this proposed ordinance: You are going to require the land owners to <br /> have signs placed every 100 feet around the property and 300 feet inside the property line. <br /> First, most of us property owners don't know the exact location of our property line, so how do <br /> you propose to enforce this requirement? Are you going to survey our property for us to <br /> provide the exact lines and then measure each of the many signs to ensure they are 300 feet <br /> inside the line? Is the county going to supply the warning signs? Also, very few land owners <br /> have enough property to comply with your requirements which makes this ordinance appear to <br /> be an attack on lawful gun owners. <br /> I agree that safety is paramount when discharging a firearm and an ordinance will provide <br /> some guidelines to ensure that safety measures are in effect during those times that gun <br /> owners like to target practice or "sight in" a hunting rifle...but I believe your proposal is much to <br /> extreme. I have read some alternate proposals that you have been provided to you. I urge <br /> you to consider these proposals and not make this so difficult on us land and legal gun <br /> owners. <br /> Thank you for your time. <br /> Roy Coe <br /> Dear Commissioners, <br /> It has been brought to my attention, as an Orange county resident, that there is a proposed <br /> ordinance to be discussed in regards to firearms discharge in the county today. As a taxpayer I <br /> feel the right to be heard. I am very opposed to any such ordinance and consider it an <br /> infringement of my rights. This issue needs to be tabled until further research can be done. If <br /> this nonsense passes today, you better believe our voice will be heard during the next election. <br /> Best Regards, <br /> Brian Call <br /> Orange County Resident <br /> I am a concerned citizen of Orange County. I will start by saying I have been in Orange County <br /> all of my life (40 years). I have learned about the amendment to the code of Ordinances in <br /> reference to using Fire Arms on PRIVATE property. From what I'm reading an individual will <br /> basically have to own 8 acres of land with no structures on the land in order to use firearms for <br /> recreational purposes. This is absolutely ridiculous! The liberal democrats of Chapel Hill are <br /> slowly but surely ruining Orange County. We already have the highest property taxes in the <br /> state and now you're going to to start telling owners of private property what they can and can't <br /> do on THEIR land. People move out into the county for a reason, it's called freedom! My wife <br /> and I will be entering the housing market in a few months. I can promise you if this passes I will <br /> not be looking in Orange County, for the first time in my life I will moving out of Orange County. <br />