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3 care of all sides. When can we have the dialogue, so that I can ask questions and better understand what is in this draft ordinance? One thing I learned from calling JAG and other attorneys is that if we start to restrict the amount of training to a point that it becomes much more difficult for an individual to fire here, then, well, there’s shift that occurs when you move from white light to putting thermal or night vision on top of a rifle; if you don’t let me zero that, and I make a mistake, then there a potential for Orange County itself to incur some culpability in the event of a problem. Joshua [last name?]–First saw the Committee’s product yesterday on social media, as he works 60-70 hours per week and is taking care of his family. Appreciates everyone’s time and efforts, and knows that everyone has good intentions here. Is confused by what he is readingin the draft. The name of the committee is Firearms Safety Committee. Maybe it’s like legislation in Washington, where it is called one thing and another thing comes out of it. The only thing I’m seeing of any use with regard to safety is the requirement that projectiles be kept on the shooter’s property, unless you have written permission from the other property owner. At the Board of Commissioner’s meeting when the earlier proposal was being discussed, Charles Blackwood said pretty clearly that all errant rounds wind up in court; he proposed a rhetorical question as to whether or not there is a need for an ordinance for the lawful shooting of firearms; he said, “I don’t know that there is.” So, what are we doing here? Is this the firearm tranquility committee? So people can take a nap on their hammock on Sunday afternoon? The majority of what is in the draft ordinance is unnecessary. I don’t believe that the real intent is safety. I don’t know what it is, and I would like some clarification. Daniel Patterson–Is Committee member Roxanne Barksdale’s husband. Thanked the Committee for all the time it is spending on its work. The final draft contains some pretty modest proposals. I don’t see them infringing on anybody’s Second Amendment rights or ability to shoot on their own property. My neighbor has a gun and if he wants to shoot it then that’s fine. I do have a problem if a bullet comes onto my property, breaks my window, shoots my dog or shoots me. I don’t think it is unreasonable to restrict that. I don’t think it’s reasonable for someone to be shooting an AR-15 at 2:00 in the morning. These are common sense regulations. It all comes down to being a good neighbor and a responsible gun owner. That’s not asking too much. Jennifer Merritt Depew–Is an NRA firearms instructor, range safety officer, Concealed Carry Handgun instructor –one of the few females in this business. Attended the Committee’s first meeting and heard a lot of concern about noise, that firearms sound dangerous. Firearms are dangerous, and there are laws in place to address errant rounds. If, God forbid, a window gets shot out then that’s already addressed under existing law. I’m kind when I shoot: I don’t have to let my neighbors know that I’m shooting but I do inform the ones that I knowwho care.I also have had trespassers come onto my property to see what I am doing, which is bizarre to me that someone would walk up upon an active shooter. I don’t understand that kind of entitlement, to