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@74novaman - I do not know about the city sprawl. We have only been in this area for about three years. I have to go into town today to go to the Post Office. If I have the time, I'll try and stop by and talk to Bob.

74novaman wrote:

FishInTx wrote:Seems like ranges have been under attack lately. I'm new to this forum. Is it anti-gun? or real estate? or...?

I think MAINLY real estate, but there may be some anti gun bias involved as well.

For example, old ranges that have had communities build up around them, and then the homeowners act shocked and surprised that their neighborhood has a GUN RANGE nearby! *gasp*

Insert feedlot, gravel pit, pig farm, etc for gun range and its the same story. Mostly about urban sprawl building up next to "undesirable" property then trying to improve their values by driving undesirable features away.

As a farm kid, it makes me

From my observations since moving near a farm town it is like being back in high school. You are either part of the elite click or you are not.

The range borders the city line. IMHO the issue here is noise. In the last few months the activity at this range has really increased. To me it appears as most of the shooters there are military and I surmise that the increased activity may be attributed to the number of soldiers returning from deployment. BTW there is another private range about a 3/4 a mile to the west that points to the north. What I find interesting is that all of the bullets recovered are .40 (one .45). I guess no one goes to that range to fire 9MM, .38, .357. The Affidavit can be found here: http://media.graytvinc.com/documents/Ca ... arrant.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Resident Drew Paige who lives just north of the range once counted 50 bullets on the ground.

While I normally shoot on my property, I have used this range on occasion. In an effort to be kind to property owners around us we try not shoot on our property more that once a week or so. When family is in town we try to give those around us a break and make the drive in to 'town'.

http://www.kwtx.com/news/headlines/Loca ... ml?ref=255

The owner of a local shooting range and his wife were free on bond Friday after they were arrested on warrants stemming from an investigation of complaints that stray bullets from the range have struck nearby buildings and vehicles.

If you have never been to this place, it is located directly behind the Gatesville Hospital. The range is just outside of the city limits (by about 50 feet). There are city residents have had an effort for some time to close the place. However, it sits outside of the city limits.

You can see the range here on Google Maps.
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