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18 <br />had been shooting to recreate the noise so that they could measure it, which they <br />don’t have the right to do. The perception problem would be addressed by getting <br />people who are not interested in shooting firearmsto attend the safety classes. <br />Regarding safety, a backstop would keep the round on the person’s property. I <br />would encourage the Committee to consider the Lenoir County ordinance <br />language, which isn’t specific but requires a reasonable backstop. <br />Michael Joerling –It was nice that the Committee has a lot of different <br />perspectives. I think you all are doing a lot of good work. It’s a tough issue: the <br />safety, the noise, and the perceptions of more people in the neighborhoods. There <br />are conflicting interests here, and it will be tough to resolve. But it is important for <br />us as citizens of the county to try to make progress. I appreciate that there will be <br />people who won’t pay attention to any solution, but that’s true for everything, like <br />Mr. Tesoro said, whether they’re driving drunk or working construction. But we <br />keep tryingto keep people between the ditches. And I think that’s important. If we <br />didn’t have any laws then it would be chaos. So we’ve slowlycivilized ourselves. <br />It’s a noble effort to continue heading in that direction. And I applaud you for <br />trying. <br />Ashley DeSena –Mr. Cagle put it well. Recalling the safety figures from the June <br />meeting, I can’t figure out where the problem is. I understand that noise is <br />annoying. But considering how little property damage and personal injury has <br />taken place I struggle to understand what the problem is. Above and beyond the <br />people on this Committee, there are a lot of people that think they are one rule <br />away from utopiaor perfect safety. That’s not a reasonable expectation. I always <br />ask, “at what cost?” Safety and danger are generally perceived, so you can write a <br />rule that makes you feel safer, but it comes at the expense of something. I have a <br />philosophical outlook on this right now. But it sounds like there is still a lot of <br />work to be done.