The Lee County Board of Democrat Commissioners conveniently held their Board meeting at
10:00 AM that excluded the two Republican Commissioners who actually have full time jobs. The former commissions met at
6:00 PM thus allowing the tax-paying hard working citizens to attend.
Unfortunately, the Board voted to 5 to 0 to rescind the recently passed
ordinance that would allow Concealed Handgun Permit holders to legally
carry in county buildings and property. The second reading of the
resolution to rescind Concealed Handgun Permit holders on County
property will be
4:00 PM December 15th at the Lee County Government Center 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, NC.
I attended the meeting telephonically but was unable to vote. Lee
County has approximately 350 employees of which 58 are sworn Law
Enforcement officers within the Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Tracy
Carter told me, "he knows of no distrust amongst his officers for
Concealed Carry citizens." I emphasized the fact that Lee County's
2,758 law-abiding Concealed Handgun Permit holders are being
discriminated by the less than 300 employees out of baseless fear and
emotions.
Sheriff Carter stated to me, "These are not the citizens we need to be
worried about." I shared that with the Board as well the fact that the
the Commission is responsible to the law abiding citizens of Lee County,
2,758 of them who have a Concealed Handgun Permit and are proven
upstanding law abiding citizens. To which Commissioner Robert Rieves
Sr. remarked, "that is a moot point."
Please remain vigilant!
Veritas vos Liberabit!
May GOD save us!
Kirk
Kirk D. Smith
Commissioner At Large
Lee County Commission
919-935-3197