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I've seen a few "what if" thought exercises on the forums lately, and decided to throw mine out there.
I'm getting ready to purchase my first house sometime in the coming months, and looking around has gotten me thinking about my future dream home I'd like to build 10-20 years from now. All sorts of possibilities have come up, and a thought I had this morning was:
What are the barriers to having a private indoor target practice setup on your property, attached to your home?
Let's pretend you have enough land to give you a 10' x 90' structure for 1 or 2 25 yard lanes plus some buffer at both ends. You get a good enough backstop for the calibers you want to shoot, sound proof (bullet proof?) the walls and ceiling such that you won't bother the neighbors, and get some good ventilation going so you don't poison yourself.
-I'm sure there are some laws that say this isn't okay - what are they?
-Are there applicable exceptions to all of those laws?
-Would there be a permit process you could go through? I'm sure various cities/counties would have different takes, but would would some common scenarios be?
-Obviously this would never fly in an urban area - what about suburban - Homes in a defined neighborhood, but with large plots? Then, how would "entirely rural" change the picture?
-What if the structure backed up to a hill so the lane is in a partial tunnel? Or was completely underground, in your basement for example?
Discuss!
I'm getting ready to purchase my first house sometime in the coming months, and looking around has gotten me thinking about my future dream home I'd like to build 10-20 years from now. All sorts of possibilities have come up, and a thought I had this morning was:
What are the barriers to having a private indoor target practice setup on your property, attached to your home?
Let's pretend you have enough land to give you a 10' x 90' structure for 1 or 2 25 yard lanes plus some buffer at both ends. You get a good enough backstop for the calibers you want to shoot, sound proof (bullet proof?) the walls and ceiling such that you won't bother the neighbors, and get some good ventilation going so you don't poison yourself.
-I'm sure there are some laws that say this isn't okay - what are they?
-Are there applicable exceptions to all of those laws?
-Would there be a permit process you could go through? I'm sure various cities/counties would have different takes, but would would some common scenarios be?
-Obviously this would never fly in an urban area - what about suburban - Homes in a defined neighborhood, but with large plots? Then, how would "entirely rural" change the picture?
-What if the structure backed up to a hill so the lane is in a partial tunnel? Or was completely underground, in your basement for example?
Discuss!
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