Franklin County suspends gun permits

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From Franklin County Sheriff Kent Winstead:

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is taking measures to prevent the spread of the corona virus by temporarily limiting services in the following areas. Effective immediately, we will not be receiving or distributing gun permits and concealed carry permits for two (2) weeks. Fingerprinting for employment and other public services will be suspended for two (2) weeks and effective immediately, jail visitations for inmates will be suspended until further notice. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office encourages others to follow the recommendations from the CDC Covid-19 website and educate yourself on symptoms, knowing how the virus spreads, how to protect yourself, and the latest updates on the number of infected citizens and locations. We greatly appreciate your understanding and with the available information on the prevention and diligence of our citizens, we hope this concerning time will pass.
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We will be seeing more of this I am sure. Watch how it spreads and where.
 
EVERY person in that county needs to file a lawsuit
by demanding that people buy on permits and then not giving a way to get permits, they have purposely denied the citizens the ability to exercise a right, and that is a right which has held up through multiple supreme court cases stating that a handgun is effective and in common use.
 
I spent a while today talking to the ladies who work for me about the cumberland process for getting a permit, types of guns, how to safely store them so their kids can't get them, and what things in their past might prevent them.
The conversation ended with me saying "listen, I have 15 minutes to get to the gun store and pick up MY new gun... if you're serious just get your pistol purchase permit and show me you're able to legally possess one - then come talk to me again"
 
Wake county is not fingerprinting...so no new CHP’s.

i’m 6 weeks into the renewal...wonder how long it will take.
 
vp9c said:
Wake county is not fingerprinting...so no new CHP’s.

i’m 6 weeks into the renewal...wonder how long it will take.
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damn, I finally take my CCP class on Saturday. By next week Durham will probably be doing same. Not end of works, I’ll just grab a few purchase thingy mebobbers while I’m there. Or can we not get those either?
 
A much more appropriate response would have been...

Due to the COVID-19 risk from contact and the burden it places on citizens to aquire a pistol purchase permit in this time of crisis, the county is suspending all local permit requirements for a period of 90days as to not restrict its citizens access to firearms, if they so need.

;)
 
http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archive...8JvZi6gvrZTB3BNrSHZvHYA0HdqmTVaqG7nn-r8XQYPXo

Nut graf: "That is not to say the disease is harmless. Without question people will die from coronavirus. Those in vulnerable categories should take precautions to limit their risk of exposure. But we have seen this movie before. Government over-hypes a threat as an excuse to grab more of our freedoms. When the “threat” is over, however, they never give us our freedoms back."
 
DrScaryGuy said:
EVERY person in that county needs to file a lawsuit
by demanding that people buy on permits and then not giving a way to get permits, they have purposely denied the citizens the ability to exercise a right, and that is a right which has held up through multiple supreme court cases stating that a handgun is effective and in common use.
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Excellent Viewpoint. Sort of like a poll tax or passing a literacy test to vote
 
fishgutzy said:
Great time to push constitutional carry again then override the inevitable veto by the commie governor.

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If he had his way our CHP’s would be suspended during a state of emergency like Barf Perdue did back in 2010 ahead of Hurricane Earl but thank goodness the State Legislature passed a hold on that in 2012 under the revised EMA.
 
Is the current sheriff there considered a friend of the 2A or not? Just asking. I drive thru there all the time on the way to FLD.
 
Button Pusher said:
They should freeze traffic stops for citation violations, to keep our officers safe right?
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Wanna bet this isn’t already happening? The risk/reward balance has shifted and officers are going to protect themselves rather than stopping someone for 10 over to help next years budget or whatever.
 
It will blow over, but interesting that they didn't just make a blanket statement covering temporary suspension of all services. Maybe the ones listed do equal all? Bet an abused woman will still be able to get an emergency permit.
 
DrScaryGuy said:
I spent a while today talking to the ladies who work for me about the cumberland process for getting a permit, types of guns, how to safely store them so their kids can't get them, and what things in their past might prevent them.
The conversation ended with me saying "listen, I have 15 minutes to get to the gun store and pick up MY new gun... if you're serious just get your pistol purchase permit and show me you're able to legally possess one - then come talk to me again"
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They don't need a permit to buy from a private seller.
 
Sigequinox220 said:
damn, I finally take my CCP class on Saturday. By next week Durham will probably be doing same. Not end of works, I’ll just grab a few purchase thingy mebobbers while I’m there. Or can we not get those either?
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I was born with the right to carry any damn thing i please!
 
In all seriousness...I feel a bit more pragmatic about this than some of yall...I had to go into the sheriffs department last week for finger printing for adoption, and there were at least 10 people in there for permits...and this was early in the morning. I imagine its the most common thing people go to the department for, so if you are trying to limit contact with people, cutting out the most common things people show up for is pretty smart.
 
Catawba County is processing hand gun permits but will cease concealed carry permits because of the interaction on finger printing. All court cases other than Domestic violence, estates, and Pre trial are cancelled per the state for 30 days. The jails are going to explode with people.
 
This virus moves so fast, stays under the radar contagious longer, and is curiously more deadly than any common corona ( cold.) UNC Public Health is taking it very seriously. My daughter hasn't seen or heard from her bosses in over 3 weeks. My recurring ortho appointment changed dramatically yesterday: no parking tickets, no paperwork, tape lines and little sanitizer tables between receptionists and patients 8 to 10 feet distant. Doctor did not shake hands for first time, obviously much more concerned with contact. It's creepy. University a ghost town. Difficult to find factual information within all the political, ideological and profiteering sources/forces. Testing is pointless and misleading anyway. TB and influenza are often the actual illness - not Covid 19. No cure, but pharmaceutical haymaking season has never been better! Meanwhile the entire $ based financial plumbing backed up beyond repair. Oh dear....
 
jimmyjames8 said:
Is the current sheriff there considered a friend of the 2A or not? Just asking. I drive thru there all the time on the way to FLD.
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l don't know who would be the one to make that determination accurately, however, I have know Sherriff Winstead since he was born. He started rabbit hunting nearly as a toddler and hasn't quit yet. To me, most hunters aren't anti-2A.
 
Whew, i just picked up my renewed ccw yesterday in Alamance county.... Glad im good for next 5 years.
 
My question wound be around the CHP would you get an extension to renew if yours is about to go out or goes out during the time of their closure?
 
confused said:
Carry always regardless of emergency declarations.How you do it is up to you.
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The declaration of “state of emergency” can’t do away with legally carrying under the CHP statutes ... the NC General Assembly passed legislation in 2012 to prevent that after Barf Perdue step on CHP holders in 2010 when she declare NC in a state of emergency pre-Hurricane Earl.

I would imagine if for some reason the gooberment went a step farther and declared Martial Law firearms of any kind would be VERBOTEN ...
 
Yes sir well aware.My post was more directed to Crippen's post above me.
 
jimmyjames8 said:
Is the current sheriff there considered a friend of the 2A or not? Just asking. I drive thru there all the time on the way to FLD.
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The previous Sheriff, Jerry Jones, definitely was. In 2014-15 he was one of only two NC Sheriffs who explicitly stated he would NOT enforce gun bans. Winstead hasn't done anything prior to this particularly problematic, but he's no big supporter from what I've seen. He's registered and runs as a Democrat, and every time I've met him, I walk away feeling like Venkman.
lasttombstone said:
l don't know who would be the one to make that determination accurately, however, I have know Sherriff Winstead since he was born. He started rabbit hunting nearly as a toddler and hasn't quit yet. To me, most hunters aren't anti-2A.
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Plenty of Fudds out there, LOTS of hunters I've heard say "nobody needs an AR-15 to hunt". The Goodmon's (Capitol Broadcasting owners, you know, WRAL) are avid hunters. When I worked there, they even were working very closely with the Duck Commander guys creating hunting apps.
Yeah, "hunter" and "2A" mean nothing.

I haven't heard anything from Winstead that reassures me he won't jump on serious control measures if he has the chance. I HAVE met him, and I'm not impressed. "Politician" is the best way I can describe him. In my more rural part of the county, he is not well liked.
 
gunbelt said:
They don't need a permit to buy from a private seller.
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It was my understanding that under NC law, even a private seller is required to see proof of eligibility, in the form of a CHL or a purchase permit.
I understand what you're saying though. However, I come from michigan and all of my handguns are tied to me in some database or record somewhere. not only would i never ever break a law like selling without proof, but it could easily come back to bite me if something goes sideways
Like I said in a different thread, I've asked the women who work for me who were interested in getting handguns to go ahead and apply for them asap, and I don't care if they have to take long lunches or come in a little late if it means they can get their permits before the county closes up shop.
 
DrScaryGuy said:
It was my understanding that under NC law, even a private seller is required to see proof of eligibility, in the form of a CHL or a purchase permit.
I understand what you're saying though. However, I come from michigan and all of my handguns are tied to me in some database or record somewhere. not only would i never ever break a law like selling without proof, but it could easily come back to bite me if something goes sideways
Like I said in a different thread, I've asked the women who work for me who were interested in getting handguns to go ahead and apply for them asap, and I don't care if they have to take long lunches or come in a little late if it means they can get their permits before the county closes up shop.
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You’re a good boss ... a great boss would get them in a CHP class and go from there. :DHeck, a few years back a business owner gave his employees handguns who received their CHP. ;)
 
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