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17 said. Officer Orr added that under the hunting laws, law enforcement can only act if there is damage to a person or property. x Mr. Hunnellsaid that people are being killed on the highways every day, and there are plenty of safety rules in place. I’m not sure we can address the safety problem, he said. Also, we have heard from resource persons in law enforcement and they have saidthere is no safety problem. Dr. Arvik replied that the presentations were based on history and not on what might occur in the future. I don’t want one of my neighbor’s kids to be the one that sparks the fire and leads people to wish we had done something, he said. Mr. Hunnellagreed that he did not want any children hurt. Then let’s do something that would reduce therisk, said Dr. Arvik. Then let’s not give them driver’s licenses until they are 21, said Mr. Hunnell. x Mr. Tilley said that no ordinance will eliminate the safety risk. People acting unsafely will continue to do so. Dr. Arvik said that we have not decided to write an ordinance. I’m willing to listen to anything anyone has to say, Mr. Tilley replied. Commissioner McKee then asked to make two points before the Committee heard from observers. First, he explained that County staff and elected officialshave been discussing the possibility of the establishment of a fire and police driving training facility. Depending on the outcome of the Committee’s discussions, that possibility could be expanded to include police firearms training as well and, even further, the option of opening that possible shooting range to public use. This is only at the discussion stage, he said. Second, regarding education,the County produced a pamphlet on hunter and landowner rights and other important information in the context of a deer dog hunting issuethat aroseabout five years ago. Ican’t say what the effect of that education campaign was, but maybe we can learn something from that to help us on these three problems. Comments from Observers Andy Cagle –After watching the meeting I felt like Ihad watched a rabbit race. The Committee has come back to where it started. The County should build a relationship with the NC Wildlife Commissionand inform the public about the firearms safety classes that already are provided by the Commission each year, to better educate the community. Regarding noise, any ordinance covering gunfire would be unenforceable. There is no way law enforcement can capture the sound of gunfire after they arrive on the scene. They would have to ask the citizen who