There’s been a proposal to create a shooting sports complex in Hays County.
Of course, the news reports are not necessarily supportive:
Jim Camp is a member of the Parks and Open Space Advisory Board.
“A shooting complex, although it may be a good idea, might not be the thing that should be funded with this money,” he said.
And why not?
Camp worries that a shooting range would go against the wishes of area residents.
“The voters wanted to create lands for parks, open space and aquifer protection,” he said.
And exactly how is this against the wishes of area residents? It’s area residents that are wanting a shooting sports complex. It’s not like a few select people wanting to bring F1 to the area and not asking any of the citizenry if we want that or not. *roll eyes*
How is this not a park? How is this not preserving open space? And so long as it’s managed well, there shouldn’t be issues for the aquifer. Plus being all that open land (instead of getting paved over), that allows rain water to get to the aquifer.
Methinks someone just has a problem with the notion of firearms.
Here’s a link to the group trying to set up the complex. Take their survey (if you’re in the area). Show you support.
Updated: I found a few more local news stories. A little older, but a lot more depth.
It’s interesting to read. There are habitat issues, which I can understand because things like lead and loud sounds may not be the best place for a bird sanctuary. But then the proposal for the complex includes making a profit, which “in these tough economic times” especially when city and county governments struggle with ways to obtain revenue without raising taxes well… that seems to really have the ear of a lot of board members.
This will be interesting to see how it plays out.
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