On September 20, 2005 my wife and I are going to be address the Horry County Council. Presentation will be directed at - The Safety Ordinance-why it is imperative for this ordinance to be incorporated

For those of you who are are in the unincorporated parts of Loris (not within the town's city limits) you have not been forgotten. The ultimate goal-have all the residents of Loris under the protection of the Keenesaw Gun Ordinance: initiating contact with the Horry County Council.

We know that most people in Horry County already own guns (just as it was a known fact that citizens of Kennesaw OWNED GUNS). But that is not enough to make a community safe. By promoting the Safety Ordinances we are trying to create an awareness of defense, a sense of responsibility towards the community, and a preventative against crime. We know that these ordinances are a proven working model, as seen in Kennesaw (and other communities).

- AH new news, it has been reported in the papers that EVERYONE IS NOW "SCRAMBLING" TO PUT IN PLACE NEW PRECINCTS BECAUSE OF THE RAMPANT MURDER STATS-NEW PRECINCTS "DIAL 911 AND DIE" - BOY THEY SURE CAN SPEND YOUR MONEY AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN EARN IT, AND WHAT CAN THESE POWERS TO BE PROMISE WITH THEIR NEW PRECINTS-CAN THEY PROMISE A RADICALLY AND STABLE REDUCTION IN CRIME-NO BUT THEY CAN SURE PROMISE A RAISE IN TAXES WITHOUT THE PEOPLE GETTING THEIR MONEY'S WORTH-THE POLICE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION-THEY ARE CLEAN UP CREWS

*In year 2003,the entire nation had a decrease in violent and property crime rates (FBI stats). South Carolina, was the third highest crime-ridden state in the nation in 2003. Horry County showed a rise in crime for almost every category that year.

ORIGINAL REPORTS OF THE YEARS 2001, 2002, 2003, & 2004 CLICK ON BELOW
2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004

Posted 5/13/05

Friday, May 13, 2005

Due to the fact that the Loris residents living in the unincorporated areas of Loris will not be protected with the new ordinances I now have to address this problem at the county level (advised by my Horry County Representative, Mr. Paul Prince).

Put a telephone call in to Mr. Paul Whitten, Director of the Public Safety Committee so these ordinances can get on the agenda. Waiting for a return call.

5/16/05
Spoke to Mr. Paul Whitten and gave him this website address for his perusal. Due to Bike Week (over 300,000 bikes converging on Horry County) he will not be able to review the information until next week.

6/02/05 Protocol to follow: advised by Paula Haynes to speak to my rep. John Boyd, district 11, contact info 358-0100 teaches criminal justice at Horry Georgetown College and is the Chairman of Horry County Public Safety Committee. Gave Mr. Boyd the website waiting for his review of the Safety Ordinance, Castle Theory Doctrine (encompassing force-to-force) and awaiting a telephone call back.

6/07/05 Mr. Boyd, the Chairman of the Public Safety Committee, did not review the Safety Ordinance, Castle Theory Doctrine (encompassing force-to-force). I will be speaking on June 13, 2005 at 15:00 Hrs. to have these ordinances reviewed and have them submitted to the county attorney. The county attorney will paper the ordinances and then it is up to the county council to render a vote. I will be asking if they do not wish to go forward on these particular ordinances what are my options to get it in front of the people.

6/13/05 My presentation was not as professional as I had wished it to be, many points that I had wished to make I had overlooked. I did have the proper handouts for the ordinances, crime stats, and the Castle Doctrine. Fortunately the handouts also had the web address for this site. Will have to go back to the 7/11/05 meeting to get the answer as to the Public Safety Committee's decision. Word of advice folks, even if you have to read your speech do it don't do it ad hock-Neal

8/8/05 For the full story click here
The Safety Committee gave the usual no go on the ordinance. The usual no go encompasses: individuals who say they are for the public good and don't mean it. The usual no go encompasses: supposedly pro-rights and Pro-Gun individuals who don't mean it. The usual no go encompasses: politicians who are more interested in spending your tax dollars and throwing good money after bad than really resolving problems they are faced with-and in turn you and I suffer the most as residents under the paws of these people. They in their inimical wisdom vetoed a go ahead on the ordinance and you have got to hear the reasons:For the full story click here

As anyone can see here, even with minimal intelligence, that these people refused to see what this ordinance was about or did not want to. Henceforth we go to the next step and go in front of the Horry County Council. We are now going to schedule some radio talk show programs, and get the necessary info together. This thinking, distorted and not seeing, is pretty scary. This is what is in charge of our public safety for the county. No wonder the crime is through the roof and these guys want to protect the endangered species in our county, the common criminal.

I wonder how the people are going to feel when they find out, and we are going to get the word out, that the Public Safety Committee voted against a ordinance that could make their lives and streets safer, have the county grow in population and not in crime, to make the county safer in every aspect and in turn by lowering the crime states and the money spent on police services, hospital services, and pain and suffering on the peoples part? WE HAVE ONE HELLUVA SAFETY COMMITTEE IN HORRY COUNTY-IN NAME ONLY!

Am I angry-you bet I am. Having valid reasons for dismissing an idea is one thing but intentionally being negligent and stupid is another. It has become personal because by their actions they are putting my wife's life in danger and that cannot be tolerated.

9/21/05
My wife and I got to speak for five minutes a piece. Packets of information were given to all the council members except the three who lied and distorted the truth from the Public Safety Committee. Two of the three after we finished talking lied and pervaded the truth in their rebuttal to our comments, Boyd and Grabewski. They used the same lines, lies and misinformation as they stated in the Public Safety Committee's MeetingNot one council member, including our own Mr. Prince (who was asked to sponsor this-not a call back even) opened their mouth against this railroading. We have now found out that we cannot add a referendum to get the people to vote on this issue. South Carolina does not have a provision in their laws for this type of action. Under the present system even if we wished to pursue a referendum, the Horry County Council has a death grip on the rights of the citizens in this county, all approvals for any county changes must be approved by the same council. A big loop with the rights of the citizens voice in governmental change is nonexistent.