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Dallas-area residents surprised by legal hunting in city limits wrote:The North Texas Police Chiefs Association plans to lobby the Legislature next year to limit hunting in cities, Capt. Roland said.

"We wish it wasn't allowed in a densely populated area such as McKinney," he said.

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This is sort of apples and oranges, but it's still along the same line of discussion. Neighbors caused such a fuss that legal hunting could very well become illegal in some areas. Different situation - I understand that. But hopefully you can see the relation.

While the article relates to hunting in city limits on land over a certain acreage, this thread relates to full-auto weapons - a class of weapons that is already under serious attack. Tread lightly - that's all I'm saying. If I were to bet on dove hunters with shotguns inside city limits, or target shooters on private land in the county with full-auto "assault rifles", I'd say the assault rifles will lose the legal battle first if it ever came to that.

EPA joins gun club cleanup in Elk Rapids wrote:"It was obvious there's widespread lead contamination. That is typical at a shooting range," said Linda Dykema, manager of the toxicology and response section of the Michigan Department of Community Health.

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Just sayin', is all.

I don't pretend to know the regulations, but if/when the time comes to sell your property, you're going to have some major environmental cleanup expenses ahead of you. There is an extensive paper trail revolving around your property, and you won't be able to "bury it" and stick a For Sale sign along the fence line. You're probably already aware of that, but I just thought I'd mention it.

If I were you, I'd install a couple dozen of those game cameras that were recommended a while back. About the only way you're going to shut these people up is to catch them trespassing on your property, and press charges against them - but you've angered a lot of people, and there will be plenty of other people willing to pick up the torch and run with it. Is your new berm visible from the street? If not, how else would they have known you actually built a new one?

I don't know where you live - but let me throw this out there for your consideration. Recently there was a series of news stories about some dove hunters that were legally hunting in an open field. Residents immediately surrounding the property were calling the police, but there was nothing they could do about it - not so long as the pellets weren't leaving the property they were hunting on. A car dealership next door then started to complain that his cars were getting pelted. Guess what - now the laws are being looked at again, and those people exercising their rights to hunt on private land could very well have the rules changed to make it illegal to do something that was once perfectly legal. The people that may very well be crawling around on your land only need to swipe a few bullets from the berms, and plant them on their own property to have you shut down for good - and slap some hefty fines on you at the same time...

You may win the battle (at least for a little while), but you may very well lose the war by rallying enough troops against your cause to push for changes to the laws. Pick your battles wisely.

Best of luck to you.