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Council remands proposed firearms-discharge ordinance to public-safety committee for rewriting

Beaufort County Council · March 23, 2026
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Summary

After stakeholder meetings with law enforcement and natural-resources officials, Beaufort County Council voted to send the proposed ordinance banning certain firearm discharges back to the Community Services Public Safety Committee for further work, chiefly to examine civil enforcement options and officer safety concerns.

Beaufort County Council voted to remand a proposed ordinance that would prohibit the discharge of firearms in certain unincorporated areas back to the Community Services Public Safety Committee for additional drafting.

Staff briefed council on a stakeholder meeting that included the county sheriff, the solicitor, state Department of Natural Resources representatives and Port Royal police. Participants expressed…

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