If I had $60k to burn on my own range I'd probably just move to a less infringing place with enough land to do as I please without having to deal with this kind of BS.
Uprooting and stating over would cost this man WAY more than $60k. He's doing exactly the right thing by making his case and pushing to change the law.
Here's proof you don't own your property in Woodland. You pay taxes AND you have to get permits for every big change inside your house or in your yard, only to be told how to live, what you can and cannot do. Permits feed bureaus, and bureaus are a branch of socialism. In a free society this man should be checking with his homeowners insurance, those who design indoor gun ranges, and pretty much nobody else. I bet that city already collects enough revenue from taxes, drug busts, speed traps, parking enforcement and such. They don't need to hassle him.
Bo Firstenberger I could see if his idea for a range was “some plywood and what not”, but this guy is taking all of the safety precautions and mitigating any outside exposure... I say why the hell not? His property...
I guess you do have to be somewhat considerate of others. He seemed like he was willing to go the extra mile and make everything as well built as possible. I wouldn’t have an issue with it.
Sissies that worry for their children if they hear shooting outside. I wonder if they know that in many places, hearing gunfire is completely normal. A day that you don't hear any would be weird. Maybe a huge rain storm or something I guess.
So long as he can reasonably ensure that the gun range is safe and that the noise generated will not disturb the peace of the neighborhood then it is no ones business what he does on his property.
There are ranges in the middle of cities. In the U.K. with it’s draconian gun laws and strict planning laws has ranges in lots of urban areas for training territorial units and police.
I completely agree that he should be able to do this. I do however believe he needs to meet or exceeds certain standards to prevent lowering home values and noise problems. His plan is to definitely do this and therefore should be his right. Remember when buying a home in a neighborhood your changes can affect their values and this needs to be addressed prior to anything being done. If you buy a property where noise is not going to be an issue, then you don't have hoops to jump through, your rights can't infringe on others or it becomes your want that is actually violating someone else's rights
If it's built correctly who cares what's difference between a public indoor rang with houses right behind it and in middle of city nothing cuse a gun range with thick steal no bullet will go through plus you can put a angled up trap to deflect bullets upwards
I understand the counter argument because this would require a change to current regulations and other home owners int he area have a right to have their concerns considered, since they pay taxes too. That said, as long as the marksman is willing to build the range to commercial standards and pass an inspection, I don't see any problem.
House losing value is your BS problem. If the range is safe If the range is enough soundproof Let ppl live they way they want to and mind your business
From a safety standpoint if you build an indoor gun range he may have to dig downward into the ground upwards up to 10 ft so this way he doesn't have to worry about a loose round hurting anybody. In an old house that I saw one time in Upstate New York that was built in the 1880s that owner believe it or not had a basement gun range in the sub-cellar however they were something like 20 ft below street level it was an interesting design. I've heard that during the 1890s some homes have a basement gun range most of the time it was for low calibers like 22 and maybe 32 Caliber rimfire guns maybe the strongest would be a 38 caliber. However if with proper planning and safety factors taken into consideration I don't see why he cannot have his own personal gun range...... what he should do is draw up a plan incorporating safety features and maybe retaining an attorney to argue these points on his behalf because I don't see why not.......
It would take a .50 green tip to make it through packed dirt that’s 3-4ft thick. Add a foundation slab on top and that will stop anything. However the best way to make a home range is to use conex crates and take the doors off. After that you just add stairs and bury it. I had a buddy who did that and welded 8 crates together. He welded steel sheets at a 45° angle way in the back and sound proofed the whole thing. The way he did it you’d never know you were in a shipping crate.
I say go for it, if he's right and no else can hear him then who will ever know? If his wrong and people can hear the range being used, then they were right and he'll be fined and made to stop using the range. Regardless the correct outcome will happen.
