Friendly counties to shoot in

[jmarti2913]

Anyone know areas(assuming desert areas) to shoot within 2 hrs of orange county? I'm always hearing conflicting stories about desert areas that are cool to shoot and some that are not. Then I'll hear about these same places only allowing shotguns, or .22, or whatever, etc. It's seems to be impossible to find a safe piece of government land that is okay for private citizens to shoot at so long as it's safe and up against a backdrop. Any advice would be of great help. Thank you.