To: County Executive Steve Neuhaus, County Executive
Decline NRA Donation
We, the residents of Orange County, are shocked that the Orange County Government, in conjunction with the Orange County Sheriff's Department, accepted a donation of range ammunition from the NRA Foundation in the amount of $3,652.50.
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The Orange County Legislature voted on March 1, 2018, 19-2 to pass this resolution despite the public comments made to encourage legislators to decline the donation in light of the tragedy that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
We, the taxpayers of Orange County, believe that our tax revenue should be used to adequately fund our Sheriff's Department. We demand that you as County Executive decline this donation and appropriate county funds to support the training of our valued law enforcement agency.
Why is this important?
The donation from the not-for-profit organization the NRA is viewed as a campaign donation and has no place in our government. Taxpayer revenue needs to be appropriated to adequately fund our Sheriff's Department.
It is also insensitive to the 17 victims of gun violence to accept a donation from an organization that has actively worked against any meaningful gun control legislation, thus endangering the very citizens that you are charged to protect.