Posted on 03/12/2012 9:49:40 AM PDT by marktwain
Kitsap Gun Club Dodges Bullet The Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club, in the cross hairs of Kitsap County attorneys following public nuisance allegations, will only have to pay $480 in court costs, rather than the $60,000 sought by the county. A superior court judge ruled that state law limits the gun club’s liability to filing fees, the costs of serving documents and similar charges, excluding the “investigative expenditures sought by county attorneys. The Judge did order the shooting range to remain closed until the club obtains county land use authorization, which requires a public hearing before the Kitsap county hearing examiner. Club officials say they plan to build a fence around the Seabeck Highway property to keep people from wandering into the area in the future. KMAS
Yet another example of the bottomless hostility by government of all levels to the freedom guaranteed by the second amendment.
You know that back-story on this, right? The prosecutor has a personal vendetta against the range and is personally responsible for the accrued fees. Of course since it doesn’t come out of his personal pocket he doesn’t GAS.
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