There are people who go out there and shoot "at off site targets." I was at the shotgun range with my brother and there was a group of idiots out there. A mockingbird had a nest in the tree that is in between the corner of the shotgun range and the rifle range. Not sure why but it decided to fly right across the firing line several times. The idiots out there took a couple of shots at it, missed a few times, and then finally hit it. When my brother went in to the office to tell the employees what happened they just asked in the people were keeping the muzzle of their guns pointed down range and shrugged at the fact that they had intentionally shot the state bird (not to mention the fact that when they finally hit the mockingbird their muzzle was pointed at the chain link fence/street).kahrfreak wrote:One can't read this recent article without grimacing in pain at some of the blatant lies that are being perpetuated by the media. Here are some of the more blatantly false quotes that seem to stretch the limits of journalistic integrity:
"On a typical Saturday morning, it sounds like a war zone in Garland.
Gun enthusiasts line up to take a shot at the Garland Public Shooting
Range." [Not quite...I've lived less than 2 miles from the range as
the crow flies for 15 years and have only rarely heard gunfire. The place is
surrounded by dense forest.]
"Domin believes a stray bullet from the range struck him." [Therefore,
it must be true.]
"It was built back in 1969, long before the residential neighborhood
sprouted up all around it." [Let's see...gun range in place for over
40 years, and no one ever bothered to think to themselves if they
really want to live next door to a gun range?]
"Looking at a satellite map, it shows it is almost a straight line
between the firing line and Domin's backyard. The distance is about 1
to 1.2 miles." [Interestingly, one could draw an infinite number of
lines from the range to any other point on the map.]
"It also said there is evidence from photos that 'intentional shooting
at off site targets is taking place such as power lines, guidelines
and birds.'" [I've been shooting at this range for over 10 years now
and this is simply not true.]
"They are shooting up in the air at power lines. If they miss, the
bullets come this way." [Shooting at power lines...really.]
"Another found shell casings in his yard." [Really...I wonder how a
casing can travel over a mile into someone's yard.]
Other than that incident it's just an ok place to shoot. They are always extremely busy whenever I go (and I've tried every day of the week and morning, mid day and evening). They also instituted an full range cease fire. When I first started going the pistol range, rifle range, and shotgun range all could do separate cease fires. Kind of a pain now - sucks for the people on the pistol and shotgun ranges to have to wait for rifle people to make the 200 yd round trip.