Potentially Serious Situation

[Tokugawa]

I have taken the other tack on occaision -had some fools popping rounds across the ravine from my place. In my direction with nothing but air between us. It took a bit of driving around on dirt back roads to find out where the shots were coming from , I rather gently told them they were shooting in the direction of a house and they stopped right away. They had no idea, they used to shoot there years ago. This is always a problem with areas that are rapidly developing. I did not approch them weapon in hand but was carrying and had a friend in the car backing me up with valmet in case.

 

[Byron Quick]

I've had people who moved into the area show up at a shooting range my club had the lease for. They nicely told me that there were houses in the neighborhood. I nicely told them I knew that and that I knew many of the people who built there houses. Then asked,"Realtor didn't tell you there had been a shooting range here for twenty years, huh? By the way, you're trespassing."

But that was on leased land. I don't tolerate people coming on my property with an attitude. Best way I know to get my back up. Polite complaints are one thing. Any hint of belligerence, anger, or any negativity will be met with a demand to leave my property immediately and to stay off in the future or be charged with trespassing. Don't have a problem with complaints. Heck, I've been known to give folks valid reason for complaint a time or six. Even so, I will be civil to you on your property and you will be civil to me on my property. Or you will leave and not return.

 

[PCGS65]

Your absolutely right!! Every body has the right to complain but a lot of people don't do their homework first. They seem to be mad at the world and don't have any respect for themself or anyone else. The nice way is always the best way. Heck if I was your neighbor I would ask if I could join you.

 

[rick_reno]

I've had this happen - shooting into sand on the side of a road cut (I had the road put built) on 60 acres I own in a very remote part of N. Idaho. The property is bordered on three sides by millions of acres of National Forest.
My meth head neighbor came up and told me the neighbors were bothered by my shooting. Note, there are no neighbors - the neighbor lives in a small trailer on 20 acres I sold her - she's the only neighbor for at least a mile.
I explained I was shooting safe and that she shouldn't worry about it.
Luckily, she defaulted on her loan and the lender tossed her off the property about a year after this incident. For someone who uses and sells meth, she wasn't a bad neighbor - but sometimes I think the dope muddied her thinking.
I heard she went to Seattle.