My Neighbors Called the Po-Po on Me

[Maverick44]

But who did the damage? And when was it really done?

That idiot neighbor could do the damage himself, go out later, then come home and call the police.

And if they cannot prove that the damage came from TX OMFS, then they are going to write a report, go back to their duties, and not think about the issue again. Unless you can prove that the damage such as a ricochet came from TX OMFS, there is no case, and the police are unlikely to waste too much of their time on something like this unless something major happened like someone was actually hit.

The law has checks and balances, the main one being that there is a presumption of innocence until it is proven that someone actually committed a crime. Calling 911 does not grant you the full trust of law enforcement. They deal with this shit on a daily basis. They know when they're being lied to or if something smells fishy.

The best thing TX OMFS could do is install the cameras (preferably ones that keeps at least a few days worth of footage), point a few at his range, and a few at his neighbor's property, and make a report about the possible harassment going on. For the most part, that will help cover his ass.

Whether he wants to spend the money to build a bunker just to appease this neighbor is up to him. No, he absolutely shouldn't have to, but doing so would have the benefit of making the neighbor's claims even more unbelievable, as well as showing that he is going above and beyond any requirements to make his shooting activities safe.

 

[baboon]

If I had a neighbor like this I would start a compost pile (for my garden) closest to the property line where wind could blow the stank. Best starter is a good load of horse shit in hay. I'd make a cow chip fire & burn my dogs shit on it too.

 

[oldag]

And if they cannot prove that the damage came from TX OMFS, then they are going to write a report, go back to their duties, and not think about the issue again. Unless you can prove that the damage such as a ricochet came from TX OMFS, there is no case, and the police are unlikely to waste too much of their time on something like this unless something major happened like someone was actually hit.

That doesn't mean that the OP doesn't have to put up with the hassle.

The law has checks and balances, the main one being that there is a presumption of innocence until it is proven that someone actually committed a crime. Calling 911 does not grant you the full trust of law enforcement. They deal with this shit on a daily basis. They know when they're being lied to or if something smells fishy.

Tell that to Mueller. And tell us something we don't already know.

 

[TxStetson]

OP should build a pig pen on that side of his property. That’ll get his point across.

 

[baboon]

OP should build a pig pen on that side of his property. That’ll get his point across.

Yeah I thought about this too, but a proper pig pen is a shit load of work to build. I thought water might be an issue for proper stank. Then there is when the wind changes direction.

 

[Coiled]

Have you considered free dental services as a peace offering?

 

[oldag]

Have you considered free dental services as a peace offering?

Like a root canal without pain killers?

 

[Coiled]

I am not a dentist and cannot recommend treatment, but I wouldn't argue with that.

 

[Jack Ryan]

OP should build a pig pen on that side of his property. That’ll get his point across.

Put up some of those Perdu Farms signs on the property line, like they put up when they are getting ready to build a big poultry barn. Fertilize the property line with chicken manure.

 

[baboon]

Put up some of those Perdu Farms signs on the property line, like they put up when they are getting ready to build a big poultry barn. Fertilize the property line with chicken manure.

Chicken farm would do it

 

[BRD@66]

Aren't all these good suggestions, to be successful, dependent on living up wind?

 

[Jack Ryan]

Could always but up a big entrance gate and ticket booth by the road and a sign announcing the FUTURE HOME OF THE SUPER TEXAS MONSTER TRUCK RALLY AND MOTO CROSS BONANZA!

 

[oldag]

Could always but up a big entrance gate and ticket booth by the road and a sign announcing the FUTURE HOME OF THE SUPER TEXAS MONSTER TRUCK RALLY AND MOTO CROSS BONANZA!

"HEAVY METAL CONCERT TO FOLLOW AT MIDNIGHT!"

 

[DoubleDuty]

Has this neighbor told you what his actual complaint is?

 

[baboon]

"HEAVY METAL CONCERT TO FOLLOW AT MIDNIGHT!"

Muslim call to prayer several times a day would be protected under religious freedoms.

 

[avvidclif]

I like the idea of a covered range with sidewalls, 200 yds long. What a dream place to work on accuracy and load development without the wind factor. Beyond my property size and pocketbook.

Talking with a friend about long range shooting and he said come on out. He's up in the Panhandle on the way to Amarillo. The sight-in target is at 90 yds the next target is at 497 yds (canyon/gully caused the gap) and goes up to 2.5 mi. Takes a while to change targets.

 

[benenglish]

I like the idea of a covered range with sidewalls, 200 yds long. What a dream place to work on accuracy and load development without the wind factor.

It's been done and doesn't work nearly as well as you might imagine. It takes a lot of room to have air that settles and doesn't move bullets around. A corridor won't do it. The indoor 100-yard indoor range that Gene Beggs built near Odessa has a storied history and everything I've read about it indicated that it was far from easy to make the environment work. Heck, just dealing with the wake turbulence when conditions are dead calm (indoors or out) can make you tear your hair.

Of course, if anyone here wants to replicate the Houston Warehouse experiments, I'd love to tag along, even if only to watch.

As for the OP, he doesn't need a ballistics testing facility. He just needs something obviously safe without having to go into hock to satisfy a PITA neighbor. I don't have any good ideas how to do that. I've experienced bullets leaving very safe ranges with very safe shooters. Sometimes weird stuff happens. Making that weird stuff impossible probably requires massive amounts of money, shock absorbing concrete and baffles but I doubt anyone wants to go down that road.

 

[acidfly]

Read through this whole conversation, anything ever come of it??

 

[TX OMFS]

Read through this whole conversation, anything ever come of it??

Todd asked me on a date. Nothing else. Now it's weird between us since I turned him down.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Todd asked me on a date. Nothing else. Now it's weird between us since I turned him down.

It’s not me, it’s you and your weird oral fixation.