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Council adopts civil firearms-discharge ordinance; proposed hate-crime ordinance fails on roll call
Summary
Beaufort County adopted a civil-penalty ordinance prohibiting negligent or intentional firearm discharges that endanger life or property; a separate proposed criminal hate-intimidation ordinance failed on a 4–6 roll call after debate over First Amendment risks and whether state-level action is preferable.
The Beaufort County Council on April 27 adopted an ordinance adding a civil penalty for unlawful discharge of firearms in unincorporated parts of the county and considered, but did not adopt, a proposed hate-intimidation (hate-crime) ordinance.
On the firearms item, council held a public hearing and staff explained that the adopted civil ordinance omits…
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