NO. What is actually wrong with people? "Liz approached her neighbor with an earnest but benign expression which belied her underlying desire to see a moving van pull up next door and said, 'Hi, I just want to be sure that my writing is not bothering you while you are shooting.'"
I have no idea. Other neighbors and I checked the town and county ordinances, assuming shooting guns in a residential neighborhood is prohibited. Wrong! You can fire off your guns as much as you want and whenever you want, as long as you're not within 300 feet of an occupied dwelling. Like a bullet will magically drop harmlessly to the ground at the 300-feet mark. 🤬
You still have the right to "quiet enjoyment of the property," whether a homeowner or tenant. Having had rental properties for 19 years and counting, this is a sticky but not impossible one. You shouldn't have to live like that. Here are some ideas that come to mind, fwtw:
"Property owners have the right to the quiet enjoyment of their property. That means that they should be able to use their property without interference from others. Nuisances can include loud music and noisy neighbors, trash that attracts rodents and pests, or illegal activity.
When deciding if a neighbor’s actions violate your right to quiet enjoyment, courts typically consider the following factors:
The duration of the neighbor’s actions
The reason for the actions
The impact or burden on the property owner
It is important to keep a record of the behavior that you find to be a nuisance and your attempts to resolve the behavior. This includes filing noise complaints and calling animal control or law enforcement. This evidence can help if you have to take the neighbor’s dispute to court."
Impacts include mental health, those with PTSD, veterans, children, pets, and people with chronic or debilitating conditions.
If things aren't too fractious with them yet, some neighbors might identify a nearby shooting range as an alternative (hell, I'd "offer" them some free passes to oil the gears), or appeal to their "sportsmanship" even and especially if they are the gun totin' assholes it sounds like they are being. Another compromise might be an agreement to certain days and times when this would be "ok" with the neighborhood, rather than just whenever the hell they feel like it.
Also, if there are a number of neighbors who can band together, it is more likely that collective action will be successful in pressuring local government, rather than legal action—the last resort, in my opinion.
I would also find out what steps are needed to change, amend, or replace the ordinance currently on the books. Or all of the above. Good luck!
Actually, I have and do hear many of these comments and more like them because I am, and commiserate with...that kind of people.
My condolences
Gesundheit.
How about this one? I love to hear my neighbor shooting off his guns when I'm trying to write.
NO. What is actually wrong with people? "Liz approached her neighbor with an earnest but benign expression which belied her underlying desire to see a moving van pull up next door and said, 'Hi, I just want to be sure that my writing is not bothering you while you are shooting.'"
I have no idea. Other neighbors and I checked the town and county ordinances, assuming shooting guns in a residential neighborhood is prohibited. Wrong! You can fire off your guns as much as you want and whenever you want, as long as you're not within 300 feet of an occupied dwelling. Like a bullet will magically drop harmlessly to the ground at the 300-feet mark. 🤬
You still have the right to "quiet enjoyment of the property," whether a homeowner or tenant. Having had rental properties for 19 years and counting, this is a sticky but not impossible one. You shouldn't have to live like that. Here are some ideas that come to mind, fwtw:
"Property owners have the right to the quiet enjoyment of their property. That means that they should be able to use their property without interference from others. Nuisances can include loud music and noisy neighbors, trash that attracts rodents and pests, or illegal activity.
When deciding if a neighbor’s actions violate your right to quiet enjoyment, courts typically consider the following factors:
The duration of the neighbor’s actions
The reason for the actions
The impact or burden on the property owner
It is important to keep a record of the behavior that you find to be a nuisance and your attempts to resolve the behavior. This includes filing noise complaints and calling animal control or law enforcement. This evidence can help if you have to take the neighbor’s dispute to court."
https://www.lawinfo.com/resources/real-estate/dealing-with-your-neighbors.html#:~:text=Property%20owners%20have%20the%20right,and%20pests%2C%20or%20illegal%20activity.
Impacts include mental health, those with PTSD, veterans, children, pets, and people with chronic or debilitating conditions.
If things aren't too fractious with them yet, some neighbors might identify a nearby shooting range as an alternative (hell, I'd "offer" them some free passes to oil the gears), or appeal to their "sportsmanship" even and especially if they are the gun totin' assholes it sounds like they are being. Another compromise might be an agreement to certain days and times when this would be "ok" with the neighborhood, rather than just whenever the hell they feel like it.
Also, if there are a number of neighbors who can band together, it is more likely that collective action will be successful in pressuring local government, rather than legal action—the last resort, in my opinion.
I would also find out what steps are needed to change, amend, or replace the ordinance currently on the books. Or all of the above. Good luck!