Please everybody go to the link below and click on “Letter to Sheriff association”. Here you will see that gun rights were not suspended during hurricane Earl. This is the official N.C. gov site. I even call our local sheriff and he conformed this. Once again the reports of suspension of gun rights during Earl are FALSE!
http://www.nccrimecontrol.org/Index2.cfm?a=000003,000010,000025,000185,001946,001948
2. § 14-288.7. Transporting dangerous weapon or substance during emergency; possessing off premises; exceptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person to transport or possess off his own premises any dangerous weapon or substance in any area: (1) In which a declared state of emergency exists; or (2) Within the immediate vicinity of which a riot is occurring. (b) This section does not apply to persons exempted from the provisions of G.S. 14-
BIG LIE THEORY IN PRACTICE
The most bald-faced lie told by the governor, however, is this:
“You have asked whether G.S. 14-288.7 applies to the state of emergency declared in Executive Order 62 due to Hurricane Earl. Executive Order 62 was issued pursuant to the Governor’s authority under the North Carolina Emergency Management Act, Chapter 166A of the General Statutes and not pursuant to her authority under Article 36A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes. [Emphasis added]
“Executive Order 62 did not trigger the provisions of G.S. 14-288.7, and there was never any intention by the issuance of Executive Order 62 to restrict the transportation or possession of off-premises firearms. "
THE TRUTH
Now contrast that with Section 3 of EO 62, the declaration of State of Emergency, which clearly contains what they claim is not there:
“Section 3.
“I delegate to Reuben F. Young, Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety, or his designee, all power and authority granted to me and required of me by Article 1 of Chapter 166A of the General Statutes and Article 36A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes for the purpose of implementing the State’s Emergency Operations Plan and to take such further action as is necessary to promote and secure the safety and protection of the populace in North Carolina.” [Emphasis added]
That would be the same Article 36 A, Chapter 14 which contains the definition of “state of emergency,” the definition of “dangerous weapon” to include firearms and, yes, G.S. 14-288.7, the ban on transporting dangerous weapons during states of emergency.
Best regards,