I was surprised myself that his weapon wasn’t taken at the least I wish I could get a recording of the 911 call dispatcher says “sir stay calm” I said ma’am I’m reloading a magazine I called you all for his safety to be honest bc if he continues to fire I’m hanging up and returning fire to get to better cover away from my house, that’s when I told dispatch I thought it was a shotgun but I’m not gonna chance it...
Officer said it was he said she said basically even tho I have shotgun pellets on my property on backside of my firing range berm. yeah I told him I was seriously damn confused how that could be but I was in a very bad state of mind that day and didn’t Carry on with the Leo or target practice I just wanted to make sure they knew what went on and to see what options I had!
He did in fact move closer from where first shot was taken. The ole lady seen first shot from the bottom of steps on his porch I seen his upper part of his body moving closer to the tree line that’s when I moved down and around the small ridge while reloading and second shot somehow got pellets down through all the woods... then I was on phone with dispatch with binoculars seeing if the was still closing the gap!
Although I see your point, that doesn't give his neighbor the right to fire at him or his family. He should have sacked up, walked over there and discussed the matter.
For sure. Like I said, shooting at someone is never ok. But popping off a few hundred rounds near someone's house is not exactly courteous either. It may be perfectly legal, but it's not the nice neighborly thing to do either.
Lol yeah that would be annoying but I’m 178 yards from his house 100 yards is legal in va near dwelling and I rarely shoot 150 rounds in a day that’s typically only if the kids are target practicing also! I don’t know if him or his wife are sick honestly I’m being presumptuous and apparently a little to caring! I myself shoot on avg 3 days a week never do I shoot non stop just emptying mags! Almost every shot I take is a single shot or double tap from holster in my edc position and then holstered and repeated! I do sometimes do a 2 shoot with msg change and single round afterwards, so where he came up with full auto bs I have no idea... I’m not being a dick by any means I appreciate everyone’s input on this bc it is serious but In all fairness I pay my taxes and pay for my property to be able to shoot on regardless if it’s annoying I do have respect for most of my neighbors tho and expect the same in return! He could have came to me in person and I would have figured a time or certain days that would be better for them I reckon but I really don’t feel like I should have to! Now his house is directly 91 yards from my NE corner of my house my range is over 100 yards from any dwelling actually closest one is our rental property and it’s 110ish the rest are 140 yards+ Tho I showed all this to the officer as well from my gps standing at the range.
Yep that was me and backstop berm has been put in place! Tires and dirt filled I have spoke with him before not about a firing range but about a old truck I have he wanted doors off of! all the other neighbors know I shoot and know I have a range he is just a dickhead to my understanding to everyone and has been for 30ish years! All our neighbors are family and closest neighbor has 15 Hunting dogs my other neighbor has shot with me before the other ones just don’t care really! And it’s strange my range is 50 yards from my house our 4 month old sleeps through every range time I’ve put in since he’s been home! The direction my range is facing has NO HOUSES in direction closest one is over 230yards with a elevation jump of over 100’ish and it’s a hunting cabin which I have gotten written permission to be on that property if needed to retrieve a Deer and to hike with the dogs!
Ya know what I’ve got some good buddies that are Game wardens that would love to come shoot! Good damn idea!
Down in my area I have about 3, 4 or 17 that know me on a first-name basis that if I made that offer to they would love to come out and join. The only issue there is if I had a few acres of land with a gun range they could double down and said they have a few hundred acres of land the state just purchased for them to shoot guns and dick around on, so the offer usually goes the other way. Those brand new Warns aren't gonna test themselves. A DNR buddy of mine, just this weekend, was looking at the bullet hole in my truck and said point blank, "I woulda just shot the radiator".
