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5 <br />honestly. Don’t play games with these fines. You’ve worked very hard, you’ve come up with a <br />solution that is in search of a problem. And you really ought to quit right where you are at. <br />Becky Ceartas–Is Executive Director of North Carolinians Against Gun Violence. Thanked the <br />Committee for the opportunity to speak about the important work it is doing. Her organization’s <br />attention is in helping communities in North Carolina share fact-based informationand advocate <br />for preventing gun violence.Thanked the Board of Commissioners and the Committee for <br />joining other counties inpaying attention to the role of guns in North Carolinacommunities. The <br />draft ordinance achieves a good balance in protecting the rights of all citizens of Orange County, <br />those that own guns and those that don’t. Looks forward to seeing the Committee’s <br />recommendations before the full Board of County Commissioners. <br />Roy Coe–Asked if there is a way for people to receive a warning from law enforcement officers <br />before being given a $500 fine. Said that Orange County’s current noise ordinance (Article III) <br />imposes a $100 fine for violations but allows for warnings. Also, had been a Search and Rescue <br />volunteer with a Sheriff’s Department in California for 19 years and observed that some deputies <br />are not pro-Second Amendment. Concerned that if two civilians makea firearms noise complaint <br />as provided for under the draft ordinance then that sort of deputy will be quick to issue a <br />violation. And we know if you get a violation then where ever you are shooting you will be shut <br />down. You will never be able to shoot there again. I’m not picking on deputies, but I know there <br />are some that are that way. <br />Committee Recommendations to the Board of Commissioners <br />After a quick break, the Committee turned its attention to developing its recommendations. <br />Mr. Kirkland noted that there is a lot of discussion on social media asking why the Committee is <br />going forward with an ordinance. I said earlier in the process that I did not think we have a <br />problem. As I began to think about how liberal Orange County is, I concluded that ifcitizens did <br />not do somethingnow, then in six months or two years there would be another document created <br />by the Commissioners which we would not be able to have any input on. So I appreciate that the <br />Commissioners have given us this opportunity now to work on these issues. The draft ordinance <br />is not perfect --we have some work to do–but that is why we are here now with this document. <br />At least we have some input now that we might not have in a few months or a couple of years <br />down the road. <br />He added that no reasonable person would be opposed to items (a) –(f) in the draft ordinance. <br />These provisions are the same things we have been doing our entire lives in Orange County. We <br />have not had that many situations where someone has been injured by errant rounds, because we <br />have practiced responsible shooting. We’re just putting that on paper now. We’re simply saying <br />you can shoot all you want, but just keep that round contained. You can use whatever type of