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monwealth’s attorney for the county, opposed adoption of the ordinances but disagreed with Eastham’s assertion that they are unconstitutional. “I don’t think they infringe on the right to bear arms,” he said.
Davis maintained that adoption of the ordinances would encourage a false sense of security by leading people to believe rifles and shotguns were unloaded. “Most people are killed (in gun accidents) because they assumed a gun was unloaded,” he said.
Davis agreed that rifle bullets carry a long distance but added that danger comes more from shooting toward a road while standing in a field than from shooting while actually on a road.
Elwood Welch, Rodney Vest, Charlie Mills and E. C. Jenkins also stated opposition to the proposed ordinances.
Carson Johnson defended hunters from the Shenandoah Valley area who, he said, have been unfairly characterized as slob hunters in Rappahannock. Johnson said these sportsmen pay $40 to $50 apiece to lease hunting rights on land here and then set up their own organizations with rigidly enforced rules of conduct.
Referring in particular to an individual often seen driving a red convertible slowly up and down back roads, Johnson said this person, known to him personally, is not an illegal road hunter, as many suspect. Instead, the driver of the red convertible is looking for deer antlers, according to Johnson.
“A lot of people riding up and down the back roads are doing it for entertainment.
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