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03Lightningrocks wrote:

Commander wrote:

Millerman wrote:It's been documented that people shoot at the power lines that run right behind the range, as well as birds in the area. The problems are definitely not with the 99% of responsible shooters. It's the odd knucklehead that screws things up and could possibly kill someone.

It's the combination of raising the berm and improved overhead barriers that we hope will put an end to this.

It was my understanding that Oncor had reported no problems with damage to any of the power lines behind the range.

That could just mean they missed. A decent shooter would not likely do something that stupid. The kind of jerk that would do something like that, would likely be something less than a good marksman and most likely lacking intelligence.

If Oncor has no records or any reported damage, who is it that is "documenting" people shooting at the power lines? And if these are witness accounts, have the witnesses offered their information to the Range owner or Garland and Rowlett PDs? I would assume that the Range owner would ban such shooters from using his range as it is having such a negative effect on his business. I've shot at this range before and observed the Range Officer enforcing very strict standards. My assumption is that if the Range officer observed someone intentionally shooting at power lines or over the top of the berms, the shooter would be ejected on the spot. (if this has been discussed before, I missed the thread on it and I offer my apology)

Millerman wrote:It's been documented that people shoot at the power lines that run right behind the range, as well as birds in the area. The problems are definitely not with the 99% of responsible shooters. It's the odd knucklehead that screws things up and could possibly kill someone.

It's the combination of raising the berm and improved overhead barriers that we hope will put an end to this.

It was my understanding that Oncor had reported no problems with damage to any of the power lines behind the range.