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answers and did not answer them, he felt there should be some penalty and it was supposed to be six months. Mr. Ayers believed that there has been a penalty, especially with this matter being brought up a second time and the Motion for approval dying for lack of a second. He stated that the coverage given it by the media has caused him public embarrassment and cost him in his campaign for sheriff. Commissioner Lyons noted that, although it may be hard to believe, at the time of the original refusal of a permit, he was not aware of the fact that Mr. Ayers was a candidate for Sheriff. Commissioner Bird explained that his reason for not seconding Commissioner Wodtke's Motion for approval did not have anything to do with whether this should have come to the Board before or after a six month period. He felt the responsibility the Board members have in issuing gun permits is a very serious one, and in this particular case, the fact that Mr. Ayers' past record showed some misdemeanors and a problem with alcohol, which apparently is now behind him, and also the fact that some of the problems with the law were as recent as 1983, gave him some very serious apprehensions and caused him to feel there should be a little more additional time required for Mr. Ayers to demonstrate his abilities to adhere to the law. Mr. Ayers felt he could relieve the Commissioner's hesitation. He stated that the last arrest on his record is 1976 - eight years ago, which he believed is quite a time that he has tried to be an upstanding citizen. The two violations since 1976 are both very minor items, one being a minor moving violation for improper backing, and the second because the tag ran out on his car. He was not arrested for either of these occurrences. Mr. Ayers emphasized that he is proud that he has overcome his drinking problem; that 31 JUL 31984 eooK 57 559