Defend Concealed Carry in Mecklenburg. Attend this BOCC Meeting!
Which Will You Be?
Since March, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners has been faced with a proposal from the Parks and Recreation Department to limit the ability of concealed carry permit holders to lawfully carry a firearm in county parks.
This proposal has been deferred twice now, but will be up for discussion again this Tuesday night at the Government Center.
As of the previous meeting on April 2, County staff was asked to create different versions of the proposal based upon County Commissioner Matthew Ridenhour’s proposed amendments to weaken the restrictions.
Commissioners instructed County Attorney Marvin Bethune to write three or four different proposals. They could:
• Approve Ridenhour’s amendment.
• Approve his amendment, but also restrict spectators from carrying concealed weapons at sporting events in county parks, as Dunlap suggested.
• Approve the county staff’s more restrictive proposal.
• Or let the state law govern the issue, with no restrictions on carrying concealed guns in parks. That was suggested by commissioner Karen Bentley, who has a permit to carry a concealed gun.
If you value your right to self-defense, it is imperative that you contact your County Commissioners and also attend the meeting on Tuesday. Preferably, register to speak.
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Mecklenburg County government is always interesting to watch (glad I don’t live there anymore). While there are at least 3 bills working there way through the General Assembly that will establish the rules and definitions of and for “Recreational Facilities” wouldn’t it make better sense for this whole discussion at the county level to be tabled until the General Assembly completes its session? Just asking.
The absolute preference would be for the county not to act at all and default to the current rules allowed by previous legislative action. That said, you bring up a good point that shall be brought up at the meeting.
The problem with CCW permits are, what happens when you shoot accidentally and get sued. OR you get shot by the POLICE, because you have a gun. NO law is perfect, but adding more guns is trouble waiting to happen.
For a “countryboy” you don’t know much about guns…or the law. There is no such thing as “accidentally” shooting a gun. It won’t fire unless the trigger is pulled and that is a willful act.
If an individual does shoot someone, there is already a legal process in place to handle it, regardless of if they have a CCW or not.
Common sense suggests not to brandish a firearm in front of the police. If you do and get shot, it’s your own damn fault.
We aren’t adding guns here. The guns are already there. We’re asking that the ones held by law abiding people desiring the ability to protect themselves not be taken away.
Guy – regarding the don’t live here – BIT ME
That’s B-I-T-E space M-E. Progyldytes as products of public school can’t spell but they feel good for trying.
Hi, Christian,
I’ll be watching to see if you print any articles about last night’s BOCC and the concealed carry law. I watched only part of the meeting due to other events going on at home; I saw Harry Jones terminated and that was it. How did the concealed carry vote go? what was the final vote? who voted for/against change to law? thanks for any info you provide!
The vote went surprisingly well! We won with a 5-2 vote in favor of the Bentley amendment that essentially removed the restrictions and defers to state law. Here is my entire take:
http://pundithouse.com/2013/05/bocc-defeats-proposed-concealed-carry-restrictions/