Trial in Blount County for someone being sued for shooting on their own property

[Ruination Fan]

This is a little short notice, but tomorrow and Thursday (10/23 and 10/24) at the Blount county Justice center, Black Diamond guns and gear will be going on trial for shooting on his own private property. He is inviting gun owners and gun rights advocates to attend and make a presence be seen at the court. I don't know much about it myself , and was made aware of this issue today. I figured I would help spread the word. I hope people with the ability to attend will be able to do so. Here is more info from the man himself:

 

 

[Garufa]

Be nice to know what the circumstances and grounds of the lawsuit are. 

[A.J. Holst]

9 hours ago, Garufa said:

Be nice to know what the circumstances and grounds of the lawsuit are. 

I think the neighbors didn't like the noise and didn't feel safe.

[peejman]

Potentially a very ugly precedent, I hope he's got a good lawyer. 

[DraxTheDad]

This is where they should be members of the FPC and GOA and get them involved as their lawyers are excellent.   As someone said above, it really does depend on the circumstances.  For example, what if he lives in a tight community on ¼ acre lots; then the neighbors have a legitimate concern.   If he has 100 acres, and was shooting toward their houses, still a problem.   Otherwise, if he was doing nothing illegal, the judge should tell them to f-off.

[Grayfox54]

I found another video with more info. IDK, could go either way. 

 

[22lr]

The accusation is that he is running a commercial range which seems like a tough case to make in my opinion 

[BC in TN]

Details matter…

 

[Grayfox54]

The guys says he owns ONE acre. Doesn't sound like near enough space to me. Plus there are local noise ordinances. 

On the plus side, he did built pretty good backstops. Just not sure if they're high enough. 

While I fully support shooting on private property, I'm not sure if this guy has a valid case. I hope he wins, but its not a sure thing. 

[Pain103]

The neighbors are suing for a zoning issue they believe has been violated. I bet they complained to the county for a code's violation, and they told them to pound sand.

[10-Ring]

1 hour ago, Grayfox54 said:

The guys says he owns ONE acre. Doesn't sound like near enough space to me. Plus there are local noise ordinances. 

On the plus side, he did built pretty good backstops. Just not sure if they're high enough. 

While I fully support shooting on private property, I'm not sure if this guy has a valid case. I hope he wins, but its not a sure thing. 

Do you really want to go down the slippery slope of how much acreage is required to be able to shoot on it? I have a range on 1.5 acres with a solid backstop that is totally safe. I had a friend that had 20 acres that was completely flat and not safe to shoot on. In my opinion the acerage involved is irrelevant. What is relevant is whether or not bullets are leaving the property. It seems that isn't the case here, but we are only hearing one side of the story. Also, my interpretation of what he said was that he was in the county and there were no nose ordinances. 

Edited October 23 by 10-Ring

[peejman]

55 minutes ago, Pain103 said:

The neighbors are suing for a zoning issue they believe has been violated. I bet they complained to the county for a code's violation, and they told them to pound sand.

Complained about a code violation in the county, and it didn't come to anything??!?!   

Clearly they aren't from around here. 

[steveo50]

Slightly off topic, but why is every gun YouTuber so cringe? 

Edited October 23 by steveo50

[Garufa]

10 minutes ago, steveo50 said:

Slightly off topic, but why is every gun YouTuber so cringe? 

It’s not all of them and quit saying cringe, lol.

[Chucktshoes]

3 hours ago, steveo50 said:

Slightly off topic, but why is every gun YouTuber so cringe? 

The last one who really wasn’t sadly left us recently. Even the ones I like are a little bit.