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BK - 00027 PG <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />RESOLUTION TO AMEND SECTION 2 -31 OF THE LEE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES <br />CONCERNING CONCEALED HANDGUNS ON COUNTY PROPERTY <br />WHEREAS, N.C. Gen. Stat. §14-415.11 prescribes the rules under which an individual possessing a valid <br />concealed handgun permit may carry such handgun; and, <br />WHEREAS, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14- 415.23 gives local governments the authority to determine whether to prohibit, <br />by ordinance, the carrying of concealed handguns in County buildings and appurtenant premises and on County <br />recreational facilities; and, <br />WHEREAS, as passed by the Lee County Board of Commissioners on November 6, 1995, Section 2 -31 of the <br />Lee County Code of Ordinances prohibited concealed handguns on County property, and signs indicating such <br />prohibition were posted on County property; and, <br />WHEREAS, on October 6, 2014, the Lee County Board of Commissioners approved the second and final reading <br />of a Resolution to modify Section 2 -31 of the Lee County Code of Ordinances, thereby allowing concealed <br />handguns on certain County property, with such changes to take effect on January 1, 2015; and, <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Board to modify Section 2 -31 of the Lee County Code of Ordinances to <br />prohibit concealed handguns in all county buildings and their appurtenant premises. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Commissioners as follows: <br />1. Section 2 -31 of the Lee County Code of Ordinances is hereby modified to prohibit concealed handguns in <br />County buildings and their appurtenant premises and in county recreational facilities as defined by G.S. <br />14- 415.23. <br />2. The remaining portions of Section 2 -31 of the Code of Ordinances concerning Prohibition against <br />Firearms and Prohibition against Deadly Weapons shall remain in effect as written, with the exception of <br />changing "public -owned buildings" to "county -owned buildings." <br />3. The County Manager is directed to post appropriate signage relating to the above modification. <br />First reading: _C)j�o,,,.,jze, , 2014 <br />Second reading: , .2014 <br />Adopted this day of �_,,,`� , 2014. <br />Chairman, Lee County Board o Commissioners <br />