Today, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors will hold a vote on banning firearms in certain public places. Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to OPPOSE the proposed Ordinance No. 21-10.
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The proposed Ordinance No. 21-10 prohibits firearms, ammunition, and components in county owned or operated buildings, parks, and recreation or community centers. Though there is an exemption for firearms in private vehicles, they must be in a container or compartment, not carried while occupying the vehicle. There is also no exemption for concealed handgun permit holders. Because this ban includes “components,” citizens may find themselves in legal trouble for accidentally entering one of these “gun-free zones” with something as simple as a shell casing forgotten in a pocket or accidentally left in view in a vehicle.
Nothing in the proposed ordinance requires the county to implement security measures to ensure that armed criminals do not ignore such arbitrary boundaries and enter anyway. It simply says they “may” implement security measures. Disarmed law-abiding citizens will be left defenseless against criminals who, by definition, ignore the law.
Again, please contact the Board of Supervisors and ask them to OPPOSE the proposed Ordinance No. 21-10.
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