If it is a safety issue, I surprised the inspectors don’t get their buts out there and inspect it.
For it to be a nuisance, then there must be close neighbors to this range. Couldn’t tell from the article if there are any.
Environmental issues are just one of the tools liberals are trying to use to control issues they know they can't attack head on. Recently there was a story about how the Marine Corps are going to be wasting millions of dollars cleaning up “lead contamination” from a 12 acre field because some moron thinks it's no longer useful for a trap shooting range, and it “might” be harmful to the “breeding grounds” of insects that are “endangered”. These insects, by the way, breed in puddles that are only present during rainy periods. A good spraying of DDT would take care of the issue.
Until we clean the judiciary of liberal activists and find a means for hitting back at the enviro whackos monetarily when they file these harassment suits, they will continue to win by default because no one has the financial resources to stand up to them.
Judge Denies Kitsap County Request for Injunction in Gun Club Case
TACOMA —
A Pierce County judge on Thursday denied Kitsap County’s request for a preliminary injunction involving the Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club’s shooting range on Seabeck Highway.
But Superior Court Judge Susan Serko said she was concerned enough about safety issues to sign an order dealing with the potential of bullets leaving the range.
She also called for an “expedited trial” to hear from witnesses in early March. Serko first suggested a December trial, but the judge and attorneys could not mesh their schedules.
The judge said she would be willing to sign an order preventing further development at the gun range and allowing county officials to inspect the property.
“I have come to the conclusion that a preliminary injunction is not appropriate at this point, except for a few things,” she said.
Then folks started building all around it, folks moving in, strip malls etc.
The Club was there first...but they'll lose. Folks don't like the sound of .300 Magnums firing within earshot of schools and the local Starbucks.
WA ping......