FrankRep
02-09-2010, 07:59 PM
Residents Fumed Over Weekend Alcohol, Firearm Ban
King State Of Emergency Lifted Monday
WXII 12
February 9, 2010
KING, N.C. --
Residents in King were fumed over the weekend after a state of emergency declaration restricted the sale of alcohol and the carrying of firearms in vehicles.
King Police Chief Paula May said she’s received hundreds of threats related to the restrictions, which banned driving from 12 a.m. Sunday to 5 a.m.
The state of emergency for King was declared by members of the City Council after Stokes County authorities also declared a state of emergency.
Under North Carolina law, May said, when a state of emergency is put into place that includes a ban on driving, the carrying of firearms in vehicles is also banned. The King city curfew banned the sale of alcohol.
“I think there’s been some misinterpretation that I personally have declared martial law and taken away people’s right to bear arms and that’s erroneous,” May told WXII reporter Jermont Terry. “By law, statute 14-288.7 automatically went into effect. And that law which goes into effect when there’s a state of emergency prohibits the transportation, purchase sale and possession of firearms other than on one's own premises.”
The news of the ban created a firestorm of criticism.
“This is absolutely the craziest thing I have ever heard. So far fetched that I am speechless!” one post on WXII12.com read.
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SOURCE:
http://www.wxii12.com/news/22487153/detail.html
King State Of Emergency Lifted Monday
WXII 12
February 9, 2010
KING, N.C. --
Residents in King were fumed over the weekend after a state of emergency declaration restricted the sale of alcohol and the carrying of firearms in vehicles.
King Police Chief Paula May said she’s received hundreds of threats related to the restrictions, which banned driving from 12 a.m. Sunday to 5 a.m.
The state of emergency for King was declared by members of the City Council after Stokes County authorities also declared a state of emergency.
Under North Carolina law, May said, when a state of emergency is put into place that includes a ban on driving, the carrying of firearms in vehicles is also banned. The King city curfew banned the sale of alcohol.
“I think there’s been some misinterpretation that I personally have declared martial law and taken away people’s right to bear arms and that’s erroneous,” May told WXII reporter Jermont Terry. “By law, statute 14-288.7 automatically went into effect. And that law which goes into effect when there’s a state of emergency prohibits the transportation, purchase sale and possession of firearms other than on one's own premises.”
The news of the ban created a firestorm of criticism.
“This is absolutely the craziest thing I have ever heard. So far fetched that I am speechless!” one post on WXII12.com read.
...
SOURCE:
http://www.wxii12.com/news/22487153/detail.html