GRASS ROOTS NORTH CAROLINA / FORUM FOR FIREARMS EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 10684, RALEIGH, NC 27605 (919) 664-8565, www.grnc.org
GRNC Urgent Alert 3-28-01:
SB 465 Makes it a Felony to Shoot on Your Own Property
This is an urgent Alert and we apologize for the short notice... A very
dangerous bill hits the NC Senate Judiciary-II committee tomorrow. SB 465
(titled "Shoot Into Unoccupied Property/Felony") makes it a Class G Felony
to fire into ANY unoccupied building, structure, vehicle, watercraft or
other conveyance, device, equipment, erection, or enclosure. This will make
it a felony to shoot a junked car on your own 100 acres of land, or to shoot
in your own basement or other property. As you know, a felony conviction
usually mean the end of your career and complete loss of your right to bear
arms- not to mention time in the penitentiary.
The Judiciary II committee is scheduled to meet at 10:00 AM Thursday 3-29-01
to consider SB 465.
Please call and/or email the following committee members and express your
concerns. Here is an example message you may use, or improvise as you see
fit:
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Dear Senator,
I strongly urge you to oppose SB 465: "Shoot Into Unoccupied
Property/Felony" by all means procedural and substantive. This bill will
make it a felony to shoot a junked car on my own land or a rat in a barn.
The effect of this law will be to turn most law-abiding gun owners and
shooting hobbyists into felons. Is that the intent of the bill sponsors?
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Here is a list of the Judiciary II committee members:
Chair
Sen. Kay R. Hagan
519 Legislative Office Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 733-5856 Email:
[email protected]Ranking Minority Member
Sen. Robert G. Shaw
1129 Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 715-3050 Email:
[email protected]Vice Chair
Sen. Brad Miller
300-E Legislative Office Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 715-8363 Email:
[email protected]Vice Chair
Sen. Frank W. Ballance, Jr.
523 Legislative Office Building, Raleigh, NC
27601-2808
Phone: (919) 715-3032 Email:
[email protected]Vice Chair
Sen. Scott Thomas
622 Legislative Office Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 733-6275 Email:
[email protected]Vice Chair
Sen. T. LaFontine Odom, Sr.
300-B Legislative Office Building, Raleigh, NC
27601-2808
Phone: (919) 733-5707 Email:
[email protected]Vice Chair
Sen. Walter H. Dalton
409 Legislative Office Building, Raleigh, NC
27601-2808
Phone: (919) 715-3038 Email:
[email protected]Members
Sen. Dan Robinson
2113 Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 733-5880 Email:
[email protected]Sen. Eleanor Kinnaird
2115 Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 733-5804 Email:
[email protected]Sen. Howard N. Lee
629 Legislative Office Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 715-3030 Email:
[email protected]Sen. Hugh Webster
1119 Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 733-5745 Email:
[email protected]Sen. James Forrester
1121 Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 733-5708 Email:
[email protected]Sen. John H. Kerr III
526 Legislative Office Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 733-5621 Email:
[email protected]Sen. Kenneth R. Moore
1419 Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 715-0706 Email:
[email protected]Sen. William N. Martin
411 Legisl