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Posted on 02/11/2008 2:31:06 PM PST by rellimpank
The ground-breaking of the Clark County Shooting Park at the base of Sheep Mountain in the utter northwest region of the Las Vegas Valley in October 2006 was a grand event, out in the middle of the desert. Not just because it was attended by dignitaries representing every level of government, but also because the moment represented their collaborative effort, a quarter century in the works, to make Las Vegas home of the world’s largest shooting park. Yet the 2,900-acre, $61 million project did not ignite much public debate.
In fact, the Las Vegas Weekly noted this with a headline following the ceremony that read: “$61 million to fire a gun—and nobody has any questions?” The problem, it turns out, was that the park’s nearest neighbors were completely unaware of the park at the time.
(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegasweekly.com ...
I wonder if the guy was trying to be funny when he said the homeowners are up in arms.
>>Lennar is one of the county’s largest taxpayers, according to the Clark County Assessor’s office.<<
That’s why it was kept quiet. $$$$$$$$
--this is keeping something quiet?
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Just how(insert) BIG of gun can you shoot there?
Pardon my ignorance here - but are they still using lead shot and lead in bullets used for target shooting? I ask because when I was growing up in Milwaukee in the 60’s and 790’s we had a lake shore gun club, which shot out over Lake Michigan. The club vaporized when the environmental impact of all the lead at the lake bottom was recognized and the cleanup costs were assessed against them. In designing a new park, I suppose you would contain the shot in some fashion (have a sand pit near the targets which could be sifted out, etc. Does anyone know how they accommodate tin environmental sensitivities?
You can be fully in favor of the 2nd Amendment and still concede that the homeowners have a point. I don’t know Nevada law, but it seems to me that the home seller a) knew about this and b) didn’t disclose it. It certainly reasonable to think that it would affect the value of the homes.
It would be interesting to know if Dirty Harry has any connection to this real estate developer Lennar.
Nevada is a giant sand pit.
Yeah. They built it in a Western desert location.
What are they bitchin about?
It’s like living next to an adult Mickey World! I’d try to negotiate a life membership with the club!
As far as property values, if that market them to the right people they will SOAR!
Bet they’re not going to have much trouble with crime in that area.
Unless the HOA decides to make their community a gun free zone. (would that be the all time laugher!)
Can I bring my Stinger? ....okay, maybe that’ll be the bad freeper joke of the day.
BURT! My hero...
-—see post #4—
Is that good?
Local restaurant had a sign: "Home of the World's Largest Steak."
It wasn't good.
Which tremors movie is that from?
Been more or less quiet for the last two and a half years. Had to get those home sold first.
Every time we go through Vegas, we stop at the machine gun shooting range, so the Mr and kids can shoot a real machine gun. They give you the target, and all the bullets you can shoot in two minuntes. It’s worth the visit.
It wasn’t the lead, it was the idea of a gun club so close to the liberal north shore. The Cudahy Sportsman’s Club still shoots over Lake Michigan in Warnimont Park.
What’s a one-day event got to do with people who bought their house before or afterwards?
-—I would describe it as something called “awareness”—in the vernacular, it is sometimes spoken of as knowing your (***) from a hole in the ground—
Yeah, they shoot anybody who complains.
“Just how(insert) BIG of gun can you shoot there?”
Excuse me while I whip this out...
Reporting at the Las Vegas Weekly really went downhill after Carl Kolchak left town...
“It certainly reasonable to think that it would affect the value of the homes.”
True! I would definitely be willing to pay more for a house near a good range. Valid point !
“It certainly reasonable to think that it would affect the value of the homes.”
Yes. It should raise them a good deal.
This is bad news for FrontSight Academy. Private enterprise can’t compete with taxpayer’s dollars.
“Reporting at the Las Vegas Weekly really went downhill after Carl Kolchak left town...”
The night stalker was a great show. I was just a kid (10-12) then and it scared the crap out of me. He was what journalism used to be.
if they’re smart they’ll sift it, re-cast it, reload it.
secondary source of income. :)
--I have never even signed the petitions for the "shooter park" due to taxpayer involvement and complete dependency on Harry Reid for it's future---
Finally, a reason to go to Vegas.
As I don’t see much enjoyment in getting trashed and having sex with random women who could be carrying any combination of sexually transmitted diseases, I could go to the world’s largest firing range.
Not to say I won’t hang out by a pool sipping a drink, watching women walk by. I just happen to have standards for myself.
Contrary to what the EPA and “enviro-terrorist have peddeled to the public for about 40 years now, bullet lead in most situations poses no problem as far as pollution goes. The EPA considers fired bullets “expended as intended”, not discarded (and therefore not waste), and only under extreme circumstances does lead in the environment pose a health concern.
Lead (Pb) does not dissolve except in very acidic soil/water conditions and unless actually ingested, is of no or very minor concern.
Most ranges that impact over shallow water are at risk for waterfowl ingestion (which may be junk science as well), not lead dissolution.
Camp Perry, OH, the site of the National rifle & pistol matches, has its impact area in lake Erie. EPA, Army and State studies indicate no threat to water quality or biologic forms, even after 100 years of concentrated firing.
Don’t “swallow” anything about the impact of lead, it is usually an attempt to limit 2A rights, not protect the environment.
Approx 200 million tons of Lead are used annually in the US, most in the form of electronics and automotive applications, a very small percentage is expended as bullets. Range operations recycle about 50-60% of the annual lead by weight fired each year, whereas most other lead users do nothing except place in landfills, auto batteries being the exception.
Research by several major universities show this clearly.
(The Ohio State Univ, Lincoln Univ of MO (whom I work for now) etc)
My trap range at Kenmore Wa. mines the shot and sells it. We also mine the bullets out of the burms at the pistol and rifle ranges. It's made available to bullet casters.
The eco-bureaucrats here are as strident as anywhere in the country and the anti-gun political environment is...well it's the Seattle area. The state regularly comes to inspect our runoff control and settling ponds and we've done ok....so far.
Oops, what houses?
Lead (Pb) does not dissolve except in very acidic soil/water conditions...
Roman army sling "bullets" generally show very little corrosion after being buried in the ground for over 2,000 years.
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