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i8godzilla wrote:
From my observations since moving near a farm town it is like being back in high school. You are either part of the elite click or you are not.

The range borders the city line. IMHO the issue here is noise. In the last few months the activity at this range has really increased. To me it appears as most of the shooters there are military and I surmise that the increased activity may be attributed to the number of soldiers returning from deployment.

I think thats more of a "small town" thing than a "farm town" (although you could certainly argue that most small towns have a decent sized agricultural/ranching population.)

Thanks for adding more to the story for us. I'm curious: Did the city creep up on the range, or did someone put a range just outside city limits?

jadearcher wrote:I agree that it's ridiculous the way ranges are being shut down because of growing communities and the anti-gun sentiment.

However, in my humble opinion, bullets should stay on range property. Couldn't they have done something to keep the bullets on the range if in fact that's where they're coming from?

Andy mentioned this tidbit from the article:

AndyC wrote:

In an interview earlier in the week before his arrest, Robert Cantu said his operation is safe, legal and certified and said the bullets about which residents were complaining could not have come from his range.

"Laws of physics," Cantu said.

"We fire to the west. The complaints are coming from the north."

Hmmm

Its possible there are some negligently fired rounds leaving the range.

Its also possible theres a homeowner or two who isn't above firing a few rounds into convenient places for their agenda.

FishInTx wrote:Seems like ranges have been under attack lately. I'm new to this forum. Is it anti-gun? or real estate? or...?

I think MAINLY real estate, but there may be some anti gun bias involved as well.

For example, old ranges that have had communities build up around them, and then the homeowners act shocked and surprised that their neighborhood has a GUN RANGE nearby! *gasp*

Insert feedlot, gravel pit, pig farm, etc for gun range and its the same story. Mostly about urban sprawl building up next to "undesirable" property then trying to improve their values by driving undesirable features away.

As a farm kid, it makes me