Neighbors keep calling the cops

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Had the sherrifs dpt out twice now for shooting.
I try and shoot during the day so most people are at work so i dont disturb anyone i dont have to.
Im legally shooting. The annoying part is im willing to work around someone elses schedule to shoot but they wont tell me who is calling.
I understand that but just sucks were gonna be in this cycle until i can figure it out.
Its really just a huge waste of time amd resources. They waste their time calling, the deputies waste their time responding and telling me someone complained and that im perfectly legal to shoot, and i get my time wasted talking to them and putting my dogs up when they show up.

I always stop shooting after they come but maybe thats reinforcing their idea of the cops can make me stop and preventing them from coming to me etc.

If they did comeover i would definitely table the idea of set shooting times that works for all parties...... but im not gonna stop shooting obviously.
 
I wouldn't stop shooting. You are correct that that is reinforcing the idea that it works.

I'd go around the neighborhood and talk to your neighbors face to face. Let them know you want to work around what works for them the best you can. You might make some friends and get some people interested in shooting who weren't already.
 
Fortunately, I've never had that experience. But, it makes sense that they believe calling the gendarmes makes you stop. If it happened to me, I'd break out the 12 gauge as soon as the cops departed. ;)
 
Ive tried to talk to most of them and dont get any complaints. The Leo are always super nice and i try to be kind and understanding of their job, really i feel slrry for them having to respond to stupid crap like this.

I did mention to them today that it wouldnt take many more of their visits before i started researching my legal rights not to be harassed for legal activities....not against the leo obviously but the callers.

Im moving my pistol pit 200 yards deeper in the property tomorrow and friday to see if that helps.
 
Yep! When you stop shooting, they think it was their complaint that did the job. Keep shooting. Even better, shoot WHILE the POPO is there.

Last time they came, before this time, it was my father and i shooting and we did shoot while they were there. They were more interested in our firearms than our legalities lmao
 
I agree, I wouldn't stop shooting, plus, if it happens again I would ask the cops I'd like to file harassment charges on whoever keeps calling. It probably wouldn't go anywhere but see what the deputies would do.
 
Since you're willing to shoot around other's schedules tell the deputies to relay that info to the party that made the call since they won't tell you who it is. If you've already done that and the offended party won't make themself known not much else you can do. Keep shooting as normal and enjoy.

ETA: Just noticed your in/near Greensboro. I'm just SE of town but can't shoot at home so if you ever need a shooting partner ........;)
 
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Since you're willing to shoot around other's schedules tell the deputies to relay that info to the party that made the call since they won't tell you who it is. If you've already done that and the offended party won't make themself known not much else you can do. Keep shooting as normal and enjoy.

ETA: Just noticed your in/near Greensboro. I'm just SE of town but can't shoot at home so if you ever need a shooting partner ........;)

Im right off of hwy62 between greensboro and burlington if you know where that is
 
Haha that may be pushing my luck.....but i do need an abandoned building taken down.............

It's a carbide cannon...not a "real" cannon. But it sure LOOKS and SOUNDS real.

A youtube video link below shows it when I first tested it after I finished building it.
 
Invite the entire PD over to shoot AR's. See if you can get about a dozen rofles all going at once. Complete with all the PD cars on the property. Then hire ones of those plans to fly a sign up in the sky. You could have it say something like "Free ammo at Joe's range"
 
At what point does calling 9-1-1 when there is no emergency or laws being broken become making false 9-1-1 calls. Once a month? Once a week? Daily?

You do know there is a way to find out, don't you?

It sounds like the ROs and dispatchers need to educate someone. By steadily upping your game, they'll eventually have to have a come to Jesus talk with their nuisance caller.
 
Sounds like time to break out the tannerite and have some fun! I shoot at my place sometimes and I'm close to some of my neighbors. I do this at times during the day I feel it will not annoy most and I keep it quiet on Sunday's always. I've yet to have LEO called out to my place. However, the one neighbor I speak to says the others are scared of me and are afraid to say anything. I kind of like it that way. I try to appear psychotic sometimes when I'm out in the yard and see others outside. I think I'm getting good at it. Hey, at least they leave me alone.
 
All you guys who can shoot on their own property... I hate you soooooo much! :p

You are forgetting that you are a Carolina Firearms Forum member in good standing. When we have property to shoot on.....you have property to shoot on !
 
I’m in Chatham and have had the sheriffs office called on me once. We set off 7lbs of tannerite one afternoon, and the cop rolled up about 30 minutes after the last one went off. Said he had to respond because there was a call, and advised I put some hay around the jars and make a tunnel. I told him that would take the fun out of it and waste good hay, but I appreciated him stopping by and I went back in.
 
Tannerite may solve this problem. Or it may not. Still it should be fun to find out.
 
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Im a eighth mile from acr and 62


Not far from you as well and kinda surprised you have issues in that area but would think you should be able to figure out who the offender is pretty quickly.
 
If you haven't already been documenting date/time for each visit, I'd start. Granted, one can probably request records given that LLE is being called, but it couldn't hurt to be able to produce a list on the spot.
 
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