Anyone here carrying a firearm in NC today?

she is not KING

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No. She's "progressive".

Les

Maybe a better wording would have been to say that part of the law would not be enforced. Saying that part of the law does not apply at the moment sets up a slippery slope of arbitration based on personal agendas and which way the political wind is blowing.

I had this email from NCNR this morning. Looks like dove hunting will be allowed after all thanks to our generous governor.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dove Season Opens as Scheduled on Sept. 4

RALEIGH, N.C. (Sept. 2, 2010) – Despite North Carolina’s current state of emergency, dove season will open as scheduled at noon on Sept. 4.

After Gov. Perdue declared a state of emergency on Wednesday due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Earl, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission received numerous calls from the public asking if dove hunting will be allowed beginning this weekend. The Governor’s Office has informed the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission that nothing in the current emergency declaration, Executive Order 62, invokes any provision of law that would prohibit lawful hunting activities, including transporting a firearm to and from a hunting location (subject to local emergency ordinances to the contrary). Hunters in coastal areas should stay tuned to local media for the latest updates on Hurricane Earl and related emergency conditions that could affect the safety of themselves or others.
For more information on hunting, visit www.ncwildlife.org.

Earl was not more than a wimper it seems as far as bad things happening, some rain and little wind How can they spend so much money and time and be so wrong...Emergency

Regards

Harley Quinn said:

Earl was not more than a wimper it seems as far as bad things happening, some rain and little wind How can they spend so much money and time and be so wrong...Emergency

Regards

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It's government--wasting time and money is their raison d'etre.

give them any reason to take something away and they will take it.

FIX IT BY

voting them out

How can they spend so much money and time and be so wrong...

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Better safe than sorry. My work is emergency preparedness related (data systems disaster recovery). I've seen what happens when someone prepares for what will happen instead of what could happen. Hurricanes are unpredictable and can always take a quick, unexpected turn. That gets you fired pretty quick and in disaster type situations it more importantly can cost lives if you work in public safety. It is far better to have your resources on standby, ready to go...just in case.

Excuse me...I need to prepare for dove season (legally!), now.

Any idea how many left the area expecting it to be really bad How much was purchased how many stores were bought out

Another Stupid Law

This stupid law was passed by a Democrat controlled General Assembly (do a search on convicted politicians from NC) and is almost 100% ignored by most law enforcement and citizens. Have been to church, gas station, restaurant, credit union, Lowe's hardware, local Nissan dealer, and Food Lion today. My Gold Cup was with me all the way. It was also very hot today in my section of NC. My support goes to GOA and to the NCGR. Hopefully the lawsuit will determine the above accurately described law to be unconstitutional. And hopefully, the politician blocking changes to the above law during the past assembly will be removed from office the next election.

I confess...as I type this I am in NC, and I am carrying.


Looking around me...I see no "state of emergency".

Heck I didn't even know about this until a few minutes ago...

Air Force Shooter stated:
“A number of states have statutes like this.
SAF is fighting it right now.”

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Can you name all those states, or even some them.

[Other countries' dictatorships have declared a state of emergency just to prevent them from being overthrown.
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Bingo! Often used by governments to abuse the common folks, us. Some emergencies have lasted for over 70 years for no other reason than to allow governments to continue to violate their own constitutions and work around their own laws.

This is the issue in a nutshell, if the ruling Elites deem to invoke the weapon restriction, you folks will lose your rights, possibly literally while driving down the road.

So in NC:

When there is no emergency the police are available and both the good guys and bad guys have guns.

Declare a real emergency and as often as not the police are not available, the good guys are not allowed to have weapons, but relax, the bad guys are still carrying. Depend on it. Just like in New Orleans.

If the law is as innocuous as the Governor and state say, then they should be glad to get rid of them.

Go figure, don’t trust your government, ever.

Fred

I went to my local range in Raleigh yesterday, lots of folks shooting. No sign of any emergency!

How can they spend so much money and time and be so wrong...Emergency

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Same attitude many had right before Katrina. It won't hit us. Wait a minute, it will. Now it's too late to leave and make preparations.

you seem to think it's better just to hope for the best and not be prepared yet everyone is complaining that they aren't ALLOWED to be prepared. Which way is it?

Hi rscalzo,
I think the preperation part is excellent, but to declare an emergency has a lot more to do with politics and other items IMHO...

I am glad they were spared...

Take "Andrew" for example not one they could have done much except total evacuation...No one allowed in area...

Hindsite is 20-20 they say Good read...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Andrew

I feel it is going to get worse and folks need to look at the big picture and not be in the area
According to everything I read East Coast, is in for some ugly weather...

Regards

So it sounds like the law is there but being selectively enforced. In a way that's even worse because you depend on the whim of local officials.

SAF needs help with this one.

but to declare an emergency has a lot more to do with politics and other items IMHO...

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Unless an emergency is officially declared by the state's Governor, certain actions cannot be taken and in the case of serious damage certain benefits cannot be claimed especially in the case of massive flooding.

By declaring a state of emergency in advance of Hurricane Earl’s approach, the county would be eligible for reimbursements from FEMA and the state for damages caused by the storm, said County Manager Jeff Hudson. FEMA reimburses at 75 percent and the state reimburses 25 percent.

The declaration would also give emergency personnel and law enforcement more flexibility to get their job done during — and after — the storm, Hudson said.

Employees of the county as well as employees and volunteers for the volunteer fire and rescue departments are now authorized to go on private property to remove debris which is clogging or may clog storm drains, streams and other water flows.

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As far as the specific section of the law, one of the problems I see, as I read it, anyone evacuating would not legally be able to take their firearms in the vehicle thus leaving them in a home that may be damaged or susceptible to a break in. As far as I know, this is unique to NC.

Question???

Is this law permanent or temporary for the length of the Hurricane??
(which is over for the East Coast)

Has this happened before?? What was the ending of the application of the law??

Does the law have or do executive orders have expiration time??

It is interesting the laws that are state specific and the fall out they cause being outside of normal... If there really is a Normal

AB-normal is more like it.

NO and Katrina comes to mind, the whole location is a disaster waiting to happen. with the river that flows into the area and the hurricanes coming the other way It happened and will they be able to fix or just a bandaid item for the next couple of decades til they get hit again

Sandra Bullock has confidence, or a real good insurance policy...LOL

http://www.governor.state.nc.us/NewsItems/UploadedFiles/9aaa0ab4-33f8-41ef-b527-087a46ecef7f.pdf

Unless there is massive damage, they usually last a day or so.

Happened before?? Many times. We have one a year for the past few years up here during some natural weather related incidents.

NO and Katrina comes to mind, the whole location is a disaster waiting to happen.

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New Orleans and the surrounding areas are partially responsible for the past damage from Katrina. Beyond the fact some areas are below sea level, they built up massive housing developments in the Grand Isle areas that in the past slowed the storm surges. That benefit is no longer available.

I myself wonder why some build the expensive and somewhat fragile homes on the barrier islands knowing that they are vulnerable to any decent sized storms. I really don't want to own a home knowing that in a few years it will probably be gone. Seems the storm systems are getting more powerful and numerous year after year.

I myself wonder why some build the expensive and somewhat fragile homes on the barrier islands knowing that they are vulnerable to any decent sized storms. I really don't want to own a home knowing that in a few years it will probably be gone.

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Me neither, that's why I moved away from what was nearly beachfront property to about 25 miles north. I may get a bit of wind damage (worst case scenario), but at least I won't have to deal with another darn title wave!

I won't have to deal with another darn title wave!

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I was always curious about how many times your insurance carrier would pay off before they finally told you that they would not provide coverage on those vulnerable homes.

Enough wandering...