Residents Don't Like Scout's Range

[Zundfolge]

@Zundfolge-

So, uh, how do you exfoliate all those scabs on your knuckles? Or are furnace gloves part of your sartorial routine?

Yes, because everyone that doesn't agree with the ACLU and Lambda Legal are nothing but knuckle dragging troglodytes

I'm not going to argue the BSA's position on gays here, I'm not a boy scout, a gay or a parent so I could care less, I was merely pointing out to all those that seem to think some sort of sound mitigation is going to make the people trying to close the range down go away that this isn't about noise, this is about gun rights and/or political opposition to the existence of the BSA.

 

[GLM]

I would guess that Zundfolge is correct in stating that the complaints are motivated more by a dislike for the BSA as a whole than the noise. Those who would dismiss that possibility as being merely "homophobic" are wearing blinders. As it should be in any free society, the BSA as an organization and each individual member has the right to chose with whom they associate. If that is "a problem", then I hope it is never rectified.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Ahhh, wouldn't that be win-win - the residents paying for a small boatload of suppressors?

 

[Guns and more]

Her husband, Terry Speer, also an artist

You'll never make artists happy.

However, if you were in San Francisco and the "dykes on bikes" had a Harley rally next door, they'd be fine with that.
Or am I being insensitive?

 

[Aran]

Sometimes a motorcycle is more pleasing of a sound than gunfire.

 

[bhp9mm]

they need too move if they dont like it or shut up

 

[LemmyCaution]

I'm not going to argue the BSA's position on gays here, I'm not a boy scout, a gay or a parent so I could care less, I was merely pointing out to all those that seem to think some sort of sound mitigation is going to make the people trying to close the range down go away that this isn't about noise, this is about gun rights and/or political opposition to the existence of the BSA.

Well, that's great that you're not going to argue the BSA's position on homosexuality, because the mention of it on this thread is:

1: Off-topic.
2: Not High Road.
3: Really exposing your mouthbreathing ignorance and single issue reactionary bigotry, and somebody needs to call you on it. No one here needs to hear your opinions on homosexuality or homosexual culture, and nowhere in the original post nor any subsequent news of the subject is opposition to the BSA itself mentioned. You injected it into the discourse, and you were way off base to so do.

And just to reiterate where I stand on the actual topic of the thread, the BSA seems to be completely in the right here, and the neighbors wrong. I think there's a Free Market® approach to this that will make everyone happy:

I'm sure the neighbors all appreciate having a lot of undeveloped land (i.e.- a scout camp) near their houses, but don't like the disturbance created by the actual scouting (i.e.- marksmanship training). Thus, the neighbors can PAY the BSA not to scout on their land, and the BSA can use that money to pay for range time elsewhere, or however they see fit. And the fee the neighbors pay should be high enough to make it really sting for them, and probably also subsidize other BSA activities.

It's just like the flatlanders who come up here and like to live next to the scenic view of a 19th century dairy farm, but don't like the smell of manure or the sound of tractors. If they want the farm, but not the farming, they can pay the farmer not to farm, and pay enough to keep the farmer on his land, and send his kids to college, too.

Otherwise, they can go soak…

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[Dravur]

Have you considered maybe it's because there's a problem with the BSA?

(Hint: There is.)

Hint... There is not. They are a private organization and can allow any members they like.

As to the range. They were there first and the Neighbors can go pound sand. I hope the BSA stands up to these arrogant whiners. I also hope they start a weekly .50 cal shoot in honor of these "artists".