Yesterday was cold and rainy so we waited until tonight to have our celebration dinner for me winning a seat on the Board of Directors.
We went to a little pub and restaurant called The Flying Squirrel Pub which is close to us. Prior to being The Flying Squirrel they were known as Voodoo Brewing and only rebranded a day ago.
We had a giant pretzel with beer cheese and sliders which was plenty for dinner. I had a Pluff Mud Porter from Holy City Brewing out of Charleston, SC which was very nutty which I loved.
Not only was the food good and the service great but it had a nice, friendly atmosphere with lots of families with their kids as well as guys stopping for a beer on their way home from work. It was a fitting place to celebrate our win.
Living in an area which has high in-migration from outside the region, you find signs that confirm the impact. It might be the rise in housing costs or congestion on local streets and highways. Bankrate says the median price of a home in the Asheville area is over 20% higher than the state as a whole.
I have found another indicator.
Our local community college, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, is now offering a continuing ed class entitled “Cooking Like a Southerner.” If that doesn’t say you’ve been invaded, I don’t know what does.
Western North Carolina got hit incredibly hard by the combination of a wet weather front that was followed a day later by Hurricane Helene. Some places received over 20 inches of rain total which has led to catastrophic flooding throughout the region. This includes northeastern Tennessee, the upstate of South Carolina, the Atlanta area, and certainly Florida in addition to us here in WNC.
The Complementary Spouse and I are OK and our house has received no damage. Fortunately, we are not close to any creeks and there are no large trees in our development. The road to our neighborhood is open again. The worst we face is having cleaning out the refrigerator. All in all, we are in a fortunate position unlike so many others in western NC – and elsewhere.
Others were not so fortunate. My friend Tim Glance of Old Grouch Military Surplus had three feet of water in his store from the Pigeon River. This was the first time his building has ever flooded in 120 years. I have written about his store in the past.
Power, cell, and internet are all out or sporadic at the best. The City of Asheville water system has been damaged and it provides service to more than those within the city limits. Water distribution sites have been set up. 40 people are reported killed in Buncombe County, 5 in Henderson County, and 4 in Haywood County. The death toll will undoubtedly rise as more bodies are found. The town of Chimney Rock has been washed away. Most of the town is now floating in Lake Lure.
Lake Lure now
Interstate 40, the main east-west artery into Western NC, is damaged in both directions and it will take months to repair the area washed out in the Pigeon River Gorge. The last time this happened in 2004, it took most of a year to finish the repairs.
I could go on and on with the pictures of the devastation but you get the idea. This leads to the question of how you can help. A number of organizations are already on the ground helping and I think the best thing would be donations to them.
The first organization that I will like to mention is Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Charlotte. I served on their Board of Directors for 7 years plus I was chair of their Asheville office advisory board. I know that your dollars won’t get wasted by donating to them.
Following up on this is this list provided by Blue Ridge Public Radio.
Flight-Based Relief
Hope Mill, Inc – Helicopters Dropping Relief
Pilots are landing in areas of the mountains where road access is still cut off and/or where emergency crews have not yet reached with food and water.
The funds are being used to purchase water and critical supplies by a business based in the Charlotte region. Helicopters are primarily staging and departing out of Hickory, N.C.
BPR has confirmed the GoFundMe listed below is being managed by those directly involved in relief (the effort is also linked to the relief effort supported by Cletus McFarland, a helicopter pilot and YouTuber.).
A group of independent pilots with helicopters have been dropping off donated water, food, and supplies throughout the region for several days. GoFundMe:Support Hope Mill Inc’s Hurricane Relief
Hurricane Helene Airlift Relief
Grass-roots organizers are collecting donations of supplies (and money) and staging at various Statesville Airport.
There are drop-off points across North Carolina. For the latest, and to get involved, visit the group’s dedicated Facebook page.
Operation Airdrop
The group is focusing operations on North Carolina after it aided Helene victims in Florida. Pilots and volunteers will deliver essential supplies and food to disaster-stricken areas in the mountains.
If you have donations, equipment, or have questions about specific needs, please email: helenedonations@buncombecounty.org
If you want to volunteer, please email: helenevolunteers@buncombecounty.org
School-Based Support
The University of North Carolina System
There are four UNC system colleges in Western North Carolina. System leaders shared the following funds, where donations may be sent to support affected students, faculty, and staff. Appalachian State University Disaster Relief Fund NCSSM-Morganton Helene Recovery Fund UNC Asheville giving website (Select “UNC Asheville Fund” designation) Western Carolina University Emergency Fund
Local Verified Groups
Hearts With Hands (Swannanoa/Asheville)
A local-based organization that has been supplying food and essentials to Buncombe County shelters.
The group asks that you do not deliver supplies unannounced to their Swannanoa warehouse (they had to evacuate and are restoring services).
There are many ways to get involved, volunteer, and donate – including online. Go here to give money to the Manna FoodBank online.
BeLoved Asheville
On-the-ground volunteers are collecting and distributing a wide array of supplies.
Cash donations can be sent via: Venmo: BeLoved-Asheville CashApp: $BeLovedAsheville Zelle: 828-412-2054
Specific items are needed, including: food, bottled water, contractor-size trash bags, blankets, first aid supplies, feminine hygiene products, diapers and baby clothes, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, paper towels, bleach, shovels, brooms, gloves, coolers, propane, cook stoves, flashlights, batteries, fans, dehumidifiers, and generators.
Volunteers are needed to help deliver supplies. Truck owners and truck drivers are needed.
Drop-off and staging updates are available on the organization’s social media pages. BeLoved Asheville is located at 32 Old Charlotte Hwy, Asheville, NC 28803.
Donations of wipes, diapers, and rash cream are needed immediately.
The organization is on the ground already and distributes to local families plus partner charities that serve families and babies.
You can donate online or use the non-profit’s Amazon Wish List here.
Foothills Food Hub
Working to source water and shelf-stable goods to distribute in McDowell County.
Requesting monetary donations, which can be made online here.
Community Housing Coalition of Madison County
The group will be helping fund emergency home repairs for Helene victims in Madison County.
The request is for online donations. Go here for more information or to donate.
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County
The non-profit helps residents connect to a wide array of resources via it’s 2-1-1 hotline. The local United Way plans to help with immediate natural disaster response and long-term support for flood victims.
The ministry helped run and provide shelter in Asheville and is partnered with the Red Cross. Donations help pay for motel and food vouchers for local residents and long-term support for those displaced.
The organization provides supportive housing to the homeless community in Asheville and it distributed essentials and clothing as the storm approached.
Based in Canton, the livestock center is working to help farmers and animals who were affected by flooding. You can donate toward helping local farmers who need to buy feed for animals. The center also helps supply fencing and other essentials.
Contact: Yvonne Coburn with Civilian Disaster Response at 828-216-4496.
As of Sept. 29, the drop-off point for supplies was: The Swatchworks 453 Oakhurst Rd., Asheboro, NC 27205. (Call ahead for large deliveries).
Items accepted at the above address 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon-Thurs.
Flight-Based Relief
Hope Mill, Inc – Helicopters Dropping Relief
Pilots are landing in areas of the mountains where road access is still cut off and/or where emergency crews have not yet reached with food and water.
The funds are being used to purchase water and critical supplies by a business based in the Charlotte region. Helicopters are primarily staging and departing out of Hickory, N.C.
BPR has confirmed the GoFundMe listed below is being managed by those directly involved in relief (the effort is also linked to the relief effort supported by Cletus McFarland, a helicopter pilot and YouTuber.).
A group of independent pilots with helicopters have been dropping off donated water, food, and supplies throughout the region for several days. GoFundMe:Support Hope Mill Inc’s Hurricane Relief
Hurricane Helene Airlift Relief
Grass-roots organizers are collecting donations of supplies (and money) and staging at various Statesville Airport.
There are drop-off points across North Carolina. For the latest, and to get involved, visit the group’s dedicated Facebook page.
Operation Airdrop
The group is focusing operations on North Carolina after it aided Helene victims in Florida. Pilots and volunteers will deliver essential supplies and food to disaster-stricken areas in the mountains.
If you have donations, equipment, or have questions about specific needs, please email: helenedonations@buncombecounty.org
If you want to volunteer, please email: helenevolunteers@buncombecounty.org
School-Based Support
The University of North Carolina System
There are four UNC system colleges in Western North Carolina. System leaders shared the following funds, where donations may be sent to support affected students, faculty, and staff. Appalachian State University Disaster Relief Fund NCSSM-Morganton Helene Recovery Fund UNC Asheville giving website (Select “UNC Asheville Fund” designation) Western Carolina University Emergency Fund
Local Verified Groups
Hearts With Hands (Swannanoa/Asheville)
A local-based organization that has been supplying food and essentials to Buncombe County shelters.
The group asks that you do not deliver supplies unannounced to their Swannanoa warehouse (they had to evacuate and are restoring services).
There are many ways to get involved, volunteer, and donate – including online. Go here to give money to the Manna FoodBank online.
BeLoved Asheville
On-the-ground volunteers are collecting and distributing a wide array of supplies.
Cash donations can be sent via: Venmo: BeLoved-Asheville CashApp: $BeLovedAsheville Zelle: 828-412-2054
Specific items are needed, including: food, bottled water, contractor-size trash bags, blankets, first aid supplies, feminine hygiene products, diapers and baby clothes, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, paper towels, bleach, shovels, brooms, gloves, coolers, propane, cook stoves, flashlights, batteries, fans, dehumidifiers, and generators.
Volunteers are needed to help deliver supplies. Truck owners and truck drivers are needed.
Drop-off and staging updates are available on the organization’s social media pages. BeLoved Asheville is located at 32 Old Charlotte Hwy, Asheville, NC 28803.
Donations of wipes, diapers, and rash cream are needed immediately.
The organization is on the ground already and distributes to local families plus partner charities that serve families and babies.
You can donate online or use the non-profit’s Amazon Wish List here.
Foothills Food Hub
Working to source water and shelf-stable goods to distribute in McDowell County.
Requesting monetary donations, which can be made online here.
Community Housing Coalition of Madison County
The group will be helping fund emergency home repairs for Helene victims in Madison County.
The request is for online donations. Go here for more information or to donate.
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County
The non-profit helps residents connect to a wide array of resources via it’s 2-1-1 hotline. The local United Way plans to help with immediate natural disaster response and long-term support for flood victims.
The ministry helped run and provide shelter in Asheville and is partnered with the Red Cross. Donations help pay for motel and food vouchers for local residents and long-term support for those displaced.
The organization provides supportive housing to the homeless community in Asheville and it distributed essentials and clothing as the storm approached.
Based in Canton, the livestock center is working to help farmers and animals who were affected by flooding. You can donate toward helping local farmers who need to buy feed for animals. The center also helps supply fencing and other essentials.
Contact: Yvonne Coburn with Civilian Disaster Response at 828-216-4496.
As of Sept. 29, the drop-off point for supplies was: The Swatchworks 453 Oakhurst Rd., Asheboro, NC 27205. (Call ahead for large deliveries).
Items accepted at the above address 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon-Thurs.
Flight-Based Relief
Hope Mill, Inc – Helicopters Dropping Relief
Pilots are landing in areas of the mountains where road access is still cut off and/or where emergency crews have not yet reached with food and water.
The funds are being used to purchase water and critical supplies by a business based in the Charlotte region. Helicopters are primarily staging and departing out of Hickory, N.C.
BPR has confirmed the GoFundMe listed below is being managed by those directly involved in relief (the effort is also linked to the relief effort supported by Cletus McFarland, a helicopter pilot and YouTuber.).
A group of independent pilots with helicopters have been dropping off donated water, food, and supplies throughout the region for several days. GoFundMe:Support Hope Mill Inc’s Hurricane Relief
Hurricane Helene Airlift Relief
Grass-roots organizers are collecting donations of supplies (and money) and staging at various Statesville Airport.
There are drop-off points across North Carolina. For the latest, and to get involved, visit the group’s dedicated Facebook page.
Operation Airdrop
The group is focusing operations on North Carolina after it aided Helene victims in Florida. Pilots and volunteers will deliver essential supplies and food to disaster-stricken areas in the mountains.
If you have donations, equipment, or have questions about specific needs, please email: helenedonations@buncombecounty.org
If you want to volunteer, please email: helenevolunteers@buncombecounty.org
School-Based Support
The University of North Carolina System
There are four UNC system colleges in Western North Carolina. System leaders shared the following funds, where donations may be sent to support affected students, faculty, and staff. Appalachian State University Disaster Relief Fund NCSSM-Morganton Helene Recovery Fund UNC Asheville giving website (Select “UNC Asheville Fund” designation) Western Carolina University Emergency Fund
Local Verified Groups
Hearts With Hands (Swannanoa/Asheville)
A local-based organization that has been supplying food and essentials to Buncombe County shelters.
The group asks that you do not deliver supplies unannounced to their Swannanoa warehouse (they had to evacuate and are restoring services).
There are many ways to get involved, volunteer, and donate – including online. Go here to give money to the Manna FoodBank online.
BeLoved Asheville
On-the-ground volunteers are collecting and distributing a wide array of supplies.
Cash donations can be sent via: Venmo: BeLoved-Asheville CashApp: $BeLovedAsheville Zelle: 828-412-2054
Specific items are needed, including: food, bottled water, contractor-size trash bags, blankets, first aid supplies, feminine hygiene products, diapers and baby clothes, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, paper towels, bleach, shovels, brooms, gloves, coolers, propane, cook stoves, flashlights, batteries, fans, dehumidifiers, and generators.
Volunteers are needed to help deliver supplies. Truck owners and truck drivers are needed.
Drop-off and staging updates are available on the organization’s social media pages. BeLoved Asheville is located at 32 Old Charlotte Hwy, Asheville, NC 28803.
Donations of wipes, diapers, and rash cream are needed immediately.
The organization is on the ground already and distributes to local families plus partner charities that serve families and babies.
You can donate online or use the non-profit’s Amazon Wish List here.
Foothills Food Hub
Working to source water and shelf-stable goods to distribute in McDowell County.
Requesting monetary donations, which can be made online here.
Community Housing Coalition of Madison County
The group will be helping fund emergency home repairs for Helene victims in Madison County.
The request is for online donations. Go here for more information or to donate.
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County
The non-profit helps residents connect to a wide array of resources via it’s 2-1-1 hotline. The local United Way plans to help with immediate natural disaster response and long-term support for flood victims.
The ministry helped run and provide shelter in Asheville and is partnered with the Red Cross. Donations help pay for motel and food vouchers for local residents and long-term support for those displaced.
The organization provides supportive housing to the homeless community in Asheville and it distributed essentials and clothing as the storm approached.
Based in Canton, the livestock center is working to help farmers and animals who were affected by flooding. You can donate toward helping local farmers who need to buy feed for animals. The center also helps supply fencing and other essentials.
Contact: Yvonne Coburn with Civilian Disaster Response at 828-216-4496.
The group is deploying to North Carolina, starting in Asheville.
Donations to Americares Hurricane Helene Relief Fund will support health services for survivors, such as deliveries of medicines and relief supplies and support for damaged health facilities. The group partners with local clinics.
North Carolina Disaster Response volunteers will serve in communities as conditions allow. If you are interested in serving in flood recovery, chainsaw and temporary roof repair, you can volunteer on the organization’s website.
Donations are accepted online and by check. Click here for more.
Samaritan’s Purse
The organization is responding to the High Country (northwestern North Carolina) and eastern Tennessee. The community of Boone, where Samaritan’s Purse, is based has been deeply impacted.
Volunteers are needed for deployment starting Sept. 30.
Donations are accepted online. Click here for more info.
North Carolina Community Foundation
The foundation’s disaster fund can be activated after natural disasters in the state.
Plans and information are pending. For more information, visit the website.
Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina
The organization plans to deliver items to flood victims in Western North Carolina.
Monetary contributions also will help relocate families with foster children to secure accommodations, such as hotels or AirBnBs.
Item drop-off locations will be announced on the group’s Facebook page here.
The organization is responding with route clearance teams in South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee and is planning response operations in Buncombe County.
Volunteers are needed for deployment starting immediately. Click here to sign up.
Donations are accepted online. Click here to fund the Hurricane Helene response.
Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+)
The group is a non-profit arts service organization that provides craft artists with support and resources for disaster and emergency relief.
The organization is accepting donations that will help Helene victims in WNC, where there is a dense craft-artist population.
The organization is deploying to Western North Carolina to serve prepared meals to volunteers on the ground, first responders, and community members stranded by the disaster.
I was just reading about the upcoming holiday and early season basketball tournaments. CBS Sports was ranking which ones were the best for real basketball junkies.
Number one was the Maui Invitational featuring such teams as my UNC Tar Heels, Providence, Stanford, Davison, Alabama, Texas, Indiana, and UNLV.
However, what had me rolling on this floor was the location of the Maui Invitational. Let’s just say it isn’t Hawaii.
Asheville is now the location of the 2020 Maui Invitational.
Asheville, the San Francisco of Appalachia, the Austin of the Carolinas.
The Maui Invitational is always a gem to whet the hoops appetite, and this year’s field is an absolute doozy. In addition to some of the strongest brands in the game — North Carolina, Indiana and Texas — the field also includes teams with star power capable of making noise in 2020. Between Kellan Grady (Davidson), David Duke (Providence), Trayce Jackson-Davis (Indiana), Garrison Brooks (UNC) and Ziaire Williams (Stanford), this field is loaded with big names primed to set us up for some big games, even if they are not played in Hawaii as usual.
Like I’ve said many a time, 2020 has been a strange year.
I don’t know how I’ve been so privileged but it seems I’m on the Joe Biden for President press release list for North Carolina events. I got this one yesterday announcing Kamala Harris is coming to Asheville today.
Kamala Harris to Travel to North Carolina
On Thursday, October 15, Kamala Harris will travel to Asheville and Charlotte, North Carolina on the first day of in-person early voting in the state. In the morning, Senator Harris will deliver remarks at an early vote launch mobilization event in Asheville, North Carolina.
In the afternoon, Senator Harris will travel to Charlotte, North Carolina to participate in a campaign hub grand opening.
In the evening, Senator Harris will participate in a voter mobilization event to encourage North Carolinians to make their plan to vote early.
LOGISTICAL INFORMATION Details are subject to change
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
Early Vote Launch Mobilization Event with Kamala Harris in Asheville, NC
Start Time: 11:30 AM ET Pooled Press and Livestreamed
I don’t know why Asheville is being so blessed except that the City Council has voted for reparations and is engaging in a Stalinesque erasure of history to include monuments, statues, and school names. It has been the scene of “mostly peaceful” riots, err, I mean demonstrations downtown.
For the last few years, I’ve been privileged to be on the email press release list of every lefty, progressive, you don’t need an ID to vote, guns are bad, ACB will destroy the Constitution, and we want to turn America into a socialist paradise type of group. I didn’t ask for them and most of the releases are enough to make your eyes roll into the back of your head. But, hey, someone has to get them.
UPDATE: It appears that Kamala will not be gracing Asheville with her presence. The groan you heard was all the sad lefties who were disappointed.
And the reason the event was canceled?
WLOS is reporting that one of her staffers has tested positive for COVID-19.
Just before the Senator was scheduled to land in Asheville, the campaign released the news. According to a press release, late Wednesday night, two individuals involved in the campaign tested positive for COVID-19: a non-staff flight crew member and Liz Allen, communications director to Senator Harris.
“Neither of these people have had contact with Vice President Biden, Senator Harris or any other staffers since testing positive or in the 48 hours prior to their positive test results.”
Senator Harris was not in close contact, as defined by the CDC, with either of these individuals during the two days prior to their positive tests; as such, there is no requirement for quarantine. Regardless, out of an abundance of caution and in line with our campaign’s commitment to the highest levels of precaution, the campaign is canceling Senator Harris’s travel through Sunday, October 18th.
I saw this moments ago in The Outdoor Wire. Too bad I won’t be able to attend. I’m guessing Mr. Zinke will be talking about arrests for bear poaching. That is what it usually is.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke will host a press conference in Asheville, North Carolina, on Thursday, September 27th to announce the results of a major joint law enforcement operation. Secretary Zinke will be joined by Federal, Tribal, State and local partners. This will be the Secretary’s third trip to the Asheville region since taking office.
WHO: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke Federal, Tribal, State, and local partners
WHAT: A press conference to announce the results of a major law enforcement operation in Indian Country
WHEN: Thursday, September 27, 2018 9:30 A.M.
WHERE: Veach Baley Federal Building, 151 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC
UPDATE: Well it wasn’t bear parts but drugs including opoids, Fentenyl, marijuana, meth, and pills. A task force of Federal, state, and tribal officials broke up a number of drug distribution networks on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, NC. That is the reservation of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
From what I’ve been told by a former student, teens are targeted by drug dealers at age 15-16. They want to get them dependent so that they can get their major payout from the trust funds enrolled members receive at age 18. The amount that an 18 year old will receive before taxes is (or was) in the $160,000 range.
Grass Roots North Carolina sent out an alert this morning saying they need volunteers for the Asheville Gun Show this weekend at the WNC Ag Center. I have volunteered to work on Saturday morning. I try to work the GRNC booth for as many gun shows as I can.
Help defend Second Amendment freedom and join GRNC in expanding North Carolina gun
rights!
Potential Volunteers
should contact John Hammond by email at johndhammond@msn.com or by phone at 828-699-3117.
I’d love to see some new people volunteering to help. I’ve made some great friends over the years working the booth and have met a lot of nice people at the gun shows.
This is your chance to help out the Second Amendment in North Carolina. While we have a solid pro-gun Republican majority in both houses of the General Assembly, they still have let us down on things like the pistol purchase permit system. When you also factor in that North Carolina has both a governor and attorney general who are not exactly gun friendly, the work that GRNC does in Raleigh becomes critical. We need both members and volunteers if we are to make headway.
I happened to be at my nearby Lowe’s Home Center which overlooks the Asheville Regional Airport when I noticed a number of people on one end of the parking lot. It turns out they were hoping to see Trump’s plane land. After I finished my shopping I joined them.
There were young deplorables there.
There were old deplorables there.
There were even some of my fellow middle aged deplorables there.
These pictures don’t capture the total number of people that had been there. I’d estimate it was over 50 during the course of an hour. Unfortunately, Trump arrived earlier than expected and most people missed seeing him arrive including me.
I did get to watch Trump’s speech over Livestream. He was introduced by former NYC Mayor Rudy Guilani. He started by having an assortment of folks on stage speak which included both whites and blacks.
The elderly black couple who had a “huge” number of combined years in education said it would be hard for them to be racist and sexist. It was kinda funny. Hillary is going to regret her description of a segment of Trump voters are both “deplorable” and “irredeemable”. They are already coming back to haunt her.
The Complementary Spouse and I were enjoying our morning coffee while reading the weekend Wall Street Journal. She came across an article about the term “grand slam” and how it migrated from the card game bridge to general usage to baseball to other sports. As she was reading it she came across the following paragraph which caused us both to laugh about how times have changed.
The rapid popularity of bridge brought its lingo into common use by the turn of the 20th century, and “grand slam” gained a more general meaning of “a great success.” When Asheville, N.C., easily passed a Prohibition referendum in October 1907, the Winston-Salem Journal referred to it as “the grand slam made by the prohibitionists.”
The late radio broadcaster Paul Harvey used to have a feature called, “The Rest of the Story”. He’d end the feature with the tagline, “And now you know the rest of the story.” I saw the tweet below from Shannon Watts of Everytown Moms for Illegal Mayors yesterday. Just like Al Sharpton demands “Justice!”, Shannon demands “Gunsense!”.
This is not just some Walmart store. This is my Walmart store. The one that is a five minute or less drive from my house. The one at which I buy ammo if it is in stock. In other words, I know the store and I know the gun counter. Both ammo and firearms are kept in a locked case and only certain employees have the key.
The story as reported involved the theft of an AR-15 and 150 rounds of ammunition from the locked case on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. The thief purportedly shoved the rifle down his pants and just walked out.
And now for the rest of the story.
Donald Alan Skelton, 33, was arrested on Thursday as he went back to the same Walmart. According to records from the NC Department of Public Safety, Skelton was released from prison in February. His criminal record goes back to at least 2008 and includes convictions for felony breaking and entering and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
For this theft, Skelton was charged with larceny of a firearm, misdemeanor larceny, and possession of a firearm by a felon. He is being held in the Buncombe County Detention Center under an $11,000 bond.
Watts got 28 retweets and 7 favorites from this tweet. How the theft of a firearm by a convicted felon relates to “gunsense” and the call for universal background checks is beyond me.
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