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1 <br />November 3, 2016 <br />Meeting Notes <br />Orange County Firearms Safety Committee <br />Tuesday, October 25, 2016 <br />John M. Link, Jr. Government Services Center, downstairs meeting room <br />200 South Cameron Street, Hillsborough <br />Attendees <br />x Committee membersappointed by the Board of Commissioners: Jon Arvik, Roxanne <br />Barksdale, Sara Conti, Keith Kirkland, Vince Tesoro, Greg Tilley, and Keith Webster.[Jack <br />Hunnell was not present] <br />x Liaisons to the Board of Commissioners: Commissioners Earl McKee. [Barry Jacobswas <br />not present] <br />x Resource persons designated by the Board of Commissioners: Travis Myren, Deputy County <br />Manager; Forrest Orr, NC Wildlife Officer; John Roberts, Orange County Attorney; and <br />Jamie Sykes, Chief Deputy, Orange County Sheriff’s Office. <br />x Facilitator: Andy Sachs, Dispute Settlement Center <br />x There were about 20 observers. <br />Convene <br />After introductions and adoption of the proposed desired outcomes and agenda for the meeting, <br />the Committee accepted the proposed notes from the October 17 meeting. <br />Comments from Observers <br />This meeting was planned as the final one for the Committee. Comments from observers were <br />taken at the start of the meeting, as opposed to at the end,so that the Committee could <br />incorporate any good ideas raised by observers this evening into its decision making. <br />JohnLandreth–Askedif there will be abreak during the meeting. Reiterated his interest in <br />seeing a time limit within which firearms noise complaints under the ordinance could be raised. <br />For example, if neighbors raiseda firearms noise complaint in October and then again in March, <br />then that should not count as two separate complaints. Offered that sixty days might be <br />reasonable, but not ninety days. Asked when the Committee’s recommendationswould be <br />considered by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />David Carter-Isa Concealed Carry Handgun instructor, NRA pistol instructor, firearms safety <br />instructor, and an avid shooter. Asked why everyone has to suffer if only one or two people have <br />complaints about firearms noise. The General Statutes of North Carolina have provisions through <br />which such complaints can be handled. If problems are not being handled in accordance with the <br />General Statutes, then there is a problem with the law’s enforcement, not with the General