I live in the county. I can still shoot as long as the bullet doesn’t cross over the property li e and I don’t endanger anyone.
My neighbor the retired army lt col calls the police anytime he hears a shot though complaining about the noise.
I might start shooting every morning (one shot) and another shot roughly hourly until 9:00 pm in response to that sort of neighbor.
As for the door open, I can imagine leaving it open to clear the smoke. But only between rounds of shooting.
Having a shooting range in a house is rather nutty. Even with a backstop.
Firsts, most houses do not have enough room for shooting a reasonable distance. Second, one must have a very effective ventilation system in order to prevent lead exposure and breathing the fumes of burned propellant. And the noise would have to be controlled to conform with local ordinances.
Alcohol and firearms do not mix. Anyone allowing drinking in his range is crazy.
So what can you do? Air rifles and pistols are a great solution. They are very quiet, and there are extremely good quality air arms available. They are cheaper to shoot. They do not require a long distance for a range. They do not produce as much indoor pollution. It is easier to keep a pneumatic weapon clean. If they shoot diablo pellets, they are less lethal, and thus safer for use in a home or populated area.
Where I live the noise ordinance prohibits a sound level greater than 85 dB within 10 feet of the property line during daylight hours. That is actually a very generous allowance, because 85 dB is quite noisy. A basement air-rifle range would be much quieter than this, particularly if one added some sound-deadening.
As a matter of prudence, one should not wish outsiders even to know that you have a nice air-rifle range in your house. No use encouraging attention from the wrong sorts of people.
I’m the same way. I live in the county. The law here is 500ft away from the dwelling... that is, the complaining dwelling.
My neighbors won’t call the law unless we repeatedly fire automatics. I guess it is disturbing his sunday afternoon nap.