Gun control advocates always want to register my guns. While Durham council members appear anxious to have NCGV provide volunteers to computerize records, the project falls under the purview of the Durham Clerk of Superior Court-an official who takes a dim view of the gun registration program AND the use of volunteers in his office. 201 E. Main St., Durham, NC 27701. Durham Herald Sun.
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As I believe you already appreciate, Durham's gun registration law is an archaic, poorly-drafted statute which has been denounced by Durham Police Chief Theresa Chambers and other law enforcement professionals as an unnecessary burden which wastes police resources and diverts from police efforts to reduce violent crime. Durham police attorneys note the law applies even to non-residents who have neither the knowledge nor means to register guns in Durham. The he registration law makes criminals not only of gun owners passing through the city, but even of police officers whose guns are not registered. Beyond the obvious conflict of interest embodied in gun control advocates physically handling gun owners' personal information, I am sure you appreciate that the proposal would politicize the court system-a system which, by definition must remain impartial. I strongly urge you to heed the recommendations of law enforcement professionals who oppose the law, to further oppose potentially polarizing tactics by NCGV , and to refuse volunteer labor in computerizing Durham gun registration records or other related tasks.