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Knoxville "discharging of firearms" discussion by county commision.
3/9/2012 5:21:32 PM
I happened through your town and was watching local city government TV. Your county commission was in session discussing the complaints of people discharging firearms on their own county bounded property. One commissioner initiated this discussion, very nervously, stating a constituent contacted him after calling officers to the location and having them state they found nothing wrong where a property owner was shooting on his own land. The commissioner claimed the citizen was concerned that the shooter was hitting the deck of a nearby house. If officers found nothing being done wrong, was the shooter actually hitting the deck of another property and they took no action? Highly doubtful! Another commissioner piped in to claim he had been contacted by someone in his district to complain about a neighbor who also was shooting on his own land.
One speaker said the county has to defer to state law, but the issue requires more discussion. It was brought up that the first incident was negligent and dangerous behavior, however nobody presenting a single piece of evidence in the matter. Perhaps the person complaining was seeing ejected shell casings bouncing down a hill into a neighbors yard against their deck and the commissioners decided (without proof) that these were bullets ricocheting into someone's deck? It was also mentioned that it might be people who just don't like the sound of guns firing. Don't trust them to be honest if you want to be able to shoot on your own land. Old women cower at the sound of a gun firing at a target. Call your commissioner if you want to retain your right to shoot on your land. They mentioned that land owners can't shoot inside Knoxville city limits already. Good luck.
One speaker said the county has to defer to state law, but the issue requires more discussion. It was brought up that the first incident was negligent and dangerous behavior, however nobody presenting a single piece of evidence in the matter. Perhaps the person complaining was seeing ejected shell casings bouncing down a hill into a neighbors yard against their deck and the commissioners decided (without proof) that these were bullets ricocheting into someone's deck? It was also mentioned that it might be people who just don't like the sound of guns firing. Don't trust them to be honest if you want to be able to shoot on your own land. Old women cower at the sound of a gun firing at a target. Call your commissioner if you want to retain your right to shoot on your land. They mentioned that land owners can't shoot inside Knoxville city limits already. Good luck.
3/9/2012 5:40:33 PM
That is the same BS tactic some anti gunners used to close a local rifle range. No proof, just whining libs get all of the attention.
3/10/2012 8:03:16 PM
I live very close to Knoxville city limits. I've had the KPD called on me by uninformed homeowners near me. The LE have came up on me and after determining that I live in the county, they BS'ed about guns a bit and left.
Neighbors weren't happy.
Neighbors weren't happy.
3/11/2012 10:39:22 PM
Originally Posted By 50cal:
Neighbors weren't happy.
Neighbors weren't happy.
Because they didn't get their way. I love a perfect ending.
3/12/2012 6:00:18 PM
I'm about as pro-gun as you can get, but I do see both sides of this argument to some degree. Although I live in the county, the area's population density is that of an older sub-division. The average lot size is a half-acre, so the homes are fairly close. While it is legal to shoot on my own property, there is a certain amount of consideration I have to afford my neighbors. I have one neighbor who's constantly barking dog irritates the sh!t out of me. He has the legal right to own that dog, but he also has a neighborly obligation to keep it quite.
I have to admit that if my neighbors were in their backyard shooting guns, I would be a bit nervous about being outside during that time. Especially if I could not see them or where they were shooting. Not to mention the constant noise of the close gunfire. That can be a bit un-nerving even for me, let alone someone who might have a fear of firearms.
I certainly don't want to lose my right to discharge a firearm on my own county property. But unfortunately, there are some people are just not smart enough or considerate enough to recognize their own annoying behavior.
Just because you can "legally" do something, doesn't always mean that you should.
I have to admit that if my neighbors were in their backyard shooting guns, I would be a bit nervous about being outside during that time. Especially if I could not see them or where they were shooting. Not to mention the constant noise of the close gunfire. That can be a bit un-nerving even for me, let alone someone who might have a fear of firearms.
I certainly don't want to lose my right to discharge a firearm on my own county property. But unfortunately, there are some people are just not smart enough or considerate enough to recognize their own annoying behavior.
Just because you can "legally" do something, doesn't always mean that you should.
3/12/2012 6:45:32 PM
Originally Posted By RevMetric:
I'm about as pro-gun as you can get, but I do see both sides of this argument to some degree. Although, I live in the county, the area's population density is that of an older sub-division. The average lot size is a half-acre, so the homes are fairly close. While it is legal to shoot on my own property, there is a certain amount of consideration I have to afford my neighbors. I have one neighbor who's constantly barking dog irritates the sh!t out of me. He has the legal right to own that dog, but he also has a neighborly obligation to keep it quite.
I have to admit that if my neighbors were in their backyard shooting guns, I would be a bit nervous about being outside during that time. Especially if I could not see them or where they were shooting. Not to mention the constant noise of the close gunfire. That can be a bit un-nerving even for me, let alone someone who might have a fear of firearms.
I certainly don't want to lose my right to discharge a firearm on my own county property. But unfortunately, there are some people are just not smart enough or considerate enough to recognize their own annoying behavior.
Just because you can "legally" do something, doesn't always mean that you should.
I'm about as pro-gun as you can get, but I do see both sides of this argument to some degree. Although, I live in the county, the area's population density is that of an older sub-division. The average lot size is a half-acre, so the homes are fairly close. While it is legal to shoot on my own property, there is a certain amount of consideration I have to afford my neighbors. I have one neighbor who's constantly barking dog irritates the sh!t out of me. He has the legal right to own that dog, but he also has a neighborly obligation to keep it quite.
I have to admit that if my neighbors were in their backyard shooting guns, I would be a bit nervous about being outside during that time. Especially if I could not see them or where they were shooting. Not to mention the constant noise of the close gunfire. That can be a bit un-nerving even for me, let alone someone who might have a fear of firearms.
I certainly don't want to lose my right to discharge a firearm on my own county property. But unfortunately, there are some people are just not smart enough or considerate enough to recognize their own annoying behavior.
Just because you can "legally" do something, doesn't always mean that you should.
I agree completely. I lived in the rural part of a Virginia county that was being developed fairly quickly. There were idiots on both sides... there were "recently rural" transplants who were trying to impose suburban-like standards to an area that won't have a HOA for another 20 years.... then there were also rednecks who were bump firing AKs on 1 acre lots "because they could."
Neither goes well.
4/5/2012 11:23:46 PM
Make suppressors much easier to purchase and the problem is solved
