GRNC Alert 11-22-11: Havelock Commissioners to Vote on Park Ban Soon!

Most are undecided about whether or not to ban guns everywhere they can…

A vote on an ordinance that will ban guns everywhere possible under HB 650 will be made Monday, November 28.

• Anti-gun Mayor Jimmy Sanders supports the proposed ban – fortunately he doesn’t have a vote.
• Commissioners Danny Walsh and George Liner appear to support letting HB 650 take effect without bans.
• Commissioners Bob Priesing, Jim Stuart and Will Lewis seem to favor the ban.
  

Contact

• Residents of Havelock, plan to attend the Board of Commissioners meeting at 7 pm Monday, November 28 in the City Hall Auditorium.
• Arrange to speak AGAINST any ordinance banning carry. Contact Cindy Morgan at 444-6406 to learn how.
• Contact the Mayor, Recreation Director and City Commissioners of Havelock, NC.
• Cut and paste email list:

dsmith@havelocknc.us; JSanders@HavelockNC.US; WLewis@HavelockNC.US; BPriesing@HavelockNC.us; GLiner@HavelockNC.us; JStuart@HavelockNC.US; DWalsh@HavelockNC.US

Deliver This Message

City of Havelock Representatives,

It has come to my attention that you will soon vote on a proposed ordinance to ban handgun permittees from carrying within extensive areas under city control in response to recent ratification of HB 650, “Castle Doctrine and Concealed Carry Permitted in Parks”.

This important and freedom-promoting new law was intended to create statewide uniformity in the regulation of legal carry. Banning carry even where legally permissible is ill-advised as it will impede this uniformity in addition to depriving law-abiding citizens of the right to bear arms.

Criminals by definition will not be limited by this ordinance, only the law-abiding. This will establish “gun-free” zones that are the most dangerous places in our state. Just last week Leroy Staton was brutally murdered in a Greenville city park. Violent criminals are attracted to areas that they know are populated with unarmed potential victims. Where do mass-murders occur? Schools like Columbine and Virginia Tech where scores of defenseless people become easy targets for murderers.

Arguments that every disagreement will lead to a shootout on a ball field are similar to arguments made 16 years ago when our state passed “shall issue” concealed carry. The claims that fender-benders would lead to “blood in the street”, and that the state would become subject to an endless series of “wild-west” shoot-outs simply did not happen. Restricting the Constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans because of unfounded fear of what has never happened is not responsible government.

In the last 16 years over 330,000 permits have been issued. Every indication from police and sheriff departments is that there have been no problems locally (check with Chief Wayne Cyrus and Sheriff Jerry Monette) and across the state. Everywhere “shall issue” laws have been passed, crime has gone down.

I strongly urge you to not limit freedom. It will not solve problems and may very well cause them – and then Havelock will be responsible for the outcome.

I will be following progress through Grass Roots North Carolina.

Sincerely,

A concerned NC voter

A Havelock Coordinator is needed for the November 22nd meeting

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