[stevio]

A common-sense approach has obviously failed, said Ken Whitehead of the 300 block of Farmhouse Lane. He said bullets are ''whizzing through our neighborhoods.''

Go back in your fiberboard walled McMansion, turn on the Dixie Chicks and stop worrying about winged-bullets flying around your "country" neighborhood.

[ncountylee]

bullets are ''whizzing through our neighborhoods.''

The Kennedy "magic bullet" has been discovered again.

[MichiganConservative]

Shooting in your backyard is part of the American dream, in my opinion. People who dislike it are sissies.

[conservativeharleyguy]

"After neighbors complained a year ago, the supervisors directed Asteak to prepare a draft ordinance. It included four exceptions: use by law enforcement, members of an organized club and their guests, farmers protecting their property against predators, and hunting. The strict ordinance imposed fines and seizure of offenders' weapons...."

You'll notice there's no provision for self-defense.

[Verginius Rufus]

Bushkill Township? It was bad enough that some members of the loony left have been calling for Bush to be killed (Nicholson Baker, Will Durst, etc.)...now this batch has named their township to express their opinion!

[Rakkasan1]

BUSHkills fault!

[Eagle Eye]

15 acres is a nice sized 'back yard'.

[MaDeuce]

''When Bushkill Township was a rural place, this was never really a problem,'' township solicitor Gary Asteak said. ''We're experiencing the clash of two cultures.''

Yes a class of two cultures: 1 is perserving the grand American tradition of the rifleman, experssing their freedom and liberty; the other a bed weting panty waste socialist/communist un-American piece-of-$hit.

[Ouderkirk]

Go back in your fiberboard walled McMansion, turn on the Dixie Chicks and stop worrying about winged-bullets flying around your "country" neighborhood.

Teh guy's got 15 acres. That's a pretty lage parcel of land and with the proper backdrop there are no bullets "whizzing through the neighborhood". The neighbor is acting like a 6 year old girl who is a drama queen. Everything is larger than life. I'm sure the AR-15 put's out a hell of a loud noise, as my Armalite AR-10 in 0.308 does. But that's half the allure of a gun like that is the bang that it makes.

[Servant of the 9]

When you post something like this about some little burg, how about lettting us know what State it's in?

So9

[Dead Corpse]

This wouldn't be an issue if the nutcases would deregulate noise suppressors.

[Supernatural]

Many counties in PA have no restrictions against shooting.

Fayette County has a rule where if you have more than 10 acres of your own land you can shoot a gun on your own property.

We used to have machinegun shoots on a Fayette County property. About five years ago the Fayette County Commissioners put a halt to it for "safety reasons".

The guy who owned the property, an reclaimed strip mine, went to a hearing and cited the law to the county commissioners. He said, "If I have more that 10 acres I am allowed to shoot a gun on my own property, right". The commissioners agreed with him. And then he said, "And I'm allowed to have my friends shoot there too, right"?

The answer to the question was an obvious "yes". At this point the commissioners adjourned the meeting without giving him an answer.

That was as far as it got. The landowner became worried about liability if someone got hurt at a shoot on his property even though everyone had to sign a waiver absolving him of any liability before they could shoot and closed down the shoots.

[ZULU]

''When Bushkill Township was a rural place, this was never really a problem,'' township solicitor Gary Asteak said. ''We're experiencing the clash of two cultures.''


TRANSLATION:

The left-wing, liberal, wussy urbanite Demcraps who haven't the slightest idea about what real America is, have now spread even further out to infect once safe areas not impacted by their odious, un-American belief systems and cultural "norms".

If they don't like the sound of gunfire - go back to Manhattan or Philly, or wherever they came from and stay there. Clean their own neighborhoods up before they mess up other peoples'.

I hate liberals. I expecially hate urban liberals.

[jjmcgo]

No more bullseyes. When the cops arrive, tell them you were shooting squirrels, which are always in season, I believe, in Pa.
If the cops have been there several times and found the same people and the same guns and the same legal situation, they should be warning the complaining neighbor about making nuisance calls to the police.

[Vaquero]

as long as they are shooting into a good backstop then the point is moot. Fire away!

[finnsheep]

Bushkill Township is in Pike County - - not in the Lehigh Valley, but in the Delaware Valley. Bushkill borders NJ.
I live just up the road a piece - - fortunately not in Bushkill Township.

[Tarantulas]

It sounds like it's legal in that state, but in Arizona it would be a Class 6 felony. It sounds like it would be more of a noise problem than danger from "whizzing" bullets if the guy's description of the backdrop is accurate.

[School of Rational Thought]

They say the shots are unnerving, cause their windows to rattle and, in the case of David Buskirk, force him to wear protective ear gear whenever the practice range is in use.

After turning down their backyard stereo, the neighbors further elabarated that good neighbors have dogs that bark, pound the ground with basketballs, and honk their horns whenever they approach their house. These gun nuts are bad apples.

[somniferum]

Note to self: When I eventually 'settle down', be sure to buy at least 100 acres. Hopefully THAT will be plenty big enough that I can shoot on my own land without some liberal carpet-bagging asshat calling the cops.

[somniferum]

Note to self: When I eventually 'settle down', be sure to buy at least 100 acres. Hopefully THAT will be plenty big enough that I can shoot on my own land without some liberal carpet-bagging asshat calling the cops.

[Mini-14]

I consider the shooters' behavior to be rude and inconsiderate. If if was me doing the shooting, I would ASK my neighbors before shooting, and either not do it if it bothered them, or try to arrange an agreed upon time when it would cause the least amount of disturbance.

The 2nd Amendment stops when the noise invades the neighbors'homes.