Thought this deserved a new thread.
Town of Wallingford and gun range hit with lawsuit
By News Channel 8's Crystal Haynes
Posted June 04, 2008
4:40 PM
Wallingford (WTNH) _ Changes are being made to a Wallingford gun range just as owners are hit with a lawsuit from a concerned neighbor.
The sound of shots fired at the nearby Blue Trail range doesn't bother Pat Dinatale. However,
the stray bullets, that he claims are coming from the range and hitting his home, are another story.
"We're not talking about a paintball gun. We're taking about bullets," Pat Dinatale, a homeowner, said. "Large caliber bullets coming over the hill and people are going to die."
News Channel 8 followed Dinatale and his neighbors into the wooded area on his property, earlier this month, to find dozens of shells. Dinatale says each one was motivation to file a lawsuit against the range, and the town of Wallingford, Wednesday morning.
"The ulterior motive is to stop the bullets from coming over the hill," Dinatale said. "Nothing else, period."
Blue Trail contends the bullets are not coming from the range. But, they still closed the range indefinitely while it completes new safety measures. They are now sitting down with the DEP and the NRA on what those should be.
"We are in agreement all the way around as to making sure that we've reached the utmost safety procedures," David Lyman, owner of the Blue Trail Range, said.