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C-dub wrote:

RottenApple wrote:FYI, the city of Rowlett has restricted shooting at GPSR to .30 caliber and lower. I just went to shoot my Mosin and Buddy gave me the bad news.

That's interesting. I didn't know a city could do that.

As of Sept. 1, 2011, they can't regulate shooting at a sport shooting range. It's part of SB766.

Chas.

Purplehood wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:I've read the petition and the suit blatantly violates the provisions added to the Local Government Code and Civil Practices & Remedies Code by SB766. It looks as if no one read the new laws. The suit was also brought in by the City of Rowlett, not an individual, not that that would make a difference.

Chas.

Is an apparent lack of the proper Insurance an issue here?

Not in a lawsuit on the grounds asserted in the petition. I could see it being an issue under certain circumstances, but not on the issue of negligence/liability. It could come into play in piercing the corporate veil, but this range is operated as a sole proprietorship.

Chas.

I've read the petition and the suit blatantly violates the provisions added to the Local Government Code and Civil Practices & Remedies Code by SB766. It looks as if no one read the new laws. The suit was also brought in by the City of Rowlett, not an individual, not that that would make a difference.

Chas.

Apparently Garland's Mayor doesn't like my bill (SB766). The "no regulation" part of SB766 was written precisely for his ilk, while the rest of it is to make it a lot more expensive to prosecute frivolous lawsuits. If the injured party's allegations are correct, then he'll be able to prove them, but no longer can he do so by simply saying "I think this is what happened."

As someone else noted, perhaps the police need to be doing a little ballistics comparisons on the guns in the guy's home who found "shell casings" in his back yard. But that wouldn't shut down the range, would it?

Chas.