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and our classes focus on empowerment nearly as much as on safety and marksmanship. We
diligently work with our students one-on-one and focus extremely heavily on gun safety. No one
is allowed to shoot on the property without myself and/or my wife (who is also a Concealed
Carry Handgun instructor, NRA Pistol instructor, and NRA Range Safety Officer) present.
I am extremely concerned that this legislation has made it to this point in the process with no
open hearings and further, that the only input received from the public was from a single
complainant. It is my belief that it would behoove the board to consult not only with a broader
spectrum of constituents but with constituents who have some level of experience and expertise
in these matters.
This legislation as it is currently written will greatly impede the ability of instructors in Orange
County to train students in the safe and responsible utilization of firearms. If safety concerns
prompted this legislation, then I feel that this should be taken into account. Marksmanship and
safety fundamentals must be learned, and the most effective way to become versed in these
fundamentals is through practice - the hands-on practice that this legislation would make nearly
impossible to administer.
The burden placed upon our already taxed law enforcement officials seems untenable; this
statute would be nearly impossible to enforce even with a much larger law enforcement
presence.
The signage portion alone is patently ridiculous in my opinion, and is not even the worst portion
of the proposed legislation. A sign every 100 feet around the perimeter of the property? If we
take a 5-acre square lot as an example (and lots are never square), the perimeter would be
roughly 1,867 feet. That means posting 187 signs around the perimeter of the property. To say
that this is unreasonable would be farcical at best.
I ask that the Board not sign this legislation. It is not enforceable, it is intrusive, and it has been
written without any input from constituents who are actually familiar with the subject matter
involved. At the very least, please allow a public discourse on the subject so that more than one
point of view can be expressed.
Kind regards,
James Depew
Cedar Grove, NC
Dear Chairman McKee and Orange County Board of Commissioners:
I am writing to urge you to vote against the proposed amendment regarding regulating the
discharge of firearms.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
Matt Heinze
Hillsborough, NC
matt.heinze@gmail.com
Dear sirs/madams