Maybe even a little artistic embellishment by the media. Makes me wonder if bullets really were "whizzin" by folks heads or if after a few hours they just got tired of some redneck with guns ruining their quiet weekend. I didn't read about anyone or anything getting hit, just about folk who "heard" the bullets barely missing them.
We should all keep this in mind. We really do not know what happened. It could have been a guy safely shooting in the woods, in a safe direction, that happened to be near a campground. I mean the guy was firing many rounds from several firearms over a period of hours.
Someone could have just got tired of someone nearby shooting. Perhaps they were not impressed with his setup or backstop.
After putting up with it one evening one of the campers called the police the following day when he continued to shoot.
At that point of course many others would chime in thier version since the police are already there asking questions.
The police may have approached him, found he was slightly intoxicated and then proceeded to just assume the worst because of that even with no significant evidence. They decide to 'play it safe' and arrest the guy.
Then the news gets the story, and sensationalism begins. Next thing you know he is a bad guy on websites such as this one.
Completely possible. All we know is that after many hours of shooting, nobody was harmed, someone called the police, and the police dealt with the situation.
No, unfortunately, I can't agree with the concept of "free people shoot back".
That all depends on the situation. If someone is firing rounds in your direction carelessly and is actualy putting you and family in danger, and it is an immediate danger to the extent that even getting into your car is too dangerous to you and family it could be warranted. If a safe exit behind cover is available that is a better solution.
This situation does not appear to warrant force, I mean if someone was shooting for many hours, and not a single person or vehicle was hit in a busy campground, then we must wonder how close those rounds were really coming. My guess would be not as close as the story alludes.