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20 <br /> Page 2 of 2 Roxanne Barksdale <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> In our nation we regulate medicines, cars, alcohol and unprescribed drugs yet we only minimally <br /> respect the tool of guns enough to legally bind their use. I would like to be a part of assisting our <br /> county in developing a comprehensive system of management of this tool, guns, which is <br /> statistically as lethal as a car. It is a significant challenge to reconcile the interests of those, who <br /> at one end of the spectrum, have a long safe history with gun use and at the other end of the <br /> spectrum, those who have no desire to handle or encounter guns; yet we here in Orange Co (as <br /> well as many parts of NC and the USA) live within walking distance of each other. This issue is <br /> particularly difficult in the rural parts of our landscape therefore here in Orange Co. Having lived <br /> in the semi rural part of our county for 34 years I can honestly say it is daunting to me to <br /> experience the impact of development in the sense of long existing residents who highly value <br /> their ability to to use guns to hunt on their expanses of property while with encroaching property <br /> development I believe it is our task to assure safe environments for our neighbors and ourselves. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> Not that I am aware. My professional role is experience is part of this discussion. <br /> Supplemental Questions: <br /> Other Comments: <br /> This application was current on: 3/15/2016 10:16:06 AM Date Printed: 3/17/2016 <br />