Sunday, February 22, 2015

New Jersey dispute repeats familiar pattern of pushing out gun ranges

I speak from personal experience recalling a local range that was closed in Ohio after a development was built nearby, even though everyone – the developers, the realtors and the home purchasers, knew it was there and sold and bought property with that knowledge and with all required disclosures. And I’ve noted the same thing happening elsewhere. The same people would no doubt squawk like hell should the same government they’re turning to now decide their property would be more valuable as a township revenue generator, as happened in the notorious Kelo decision. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a phenomenon analogous to "progressives" moving to freer states and deciding the laws aren't restrictive enough, or foreigners moving to the U.S. and deciding we need to adopt their gun laws. If you move next to a gun range, why would you expect them to be the ones to go away? And what will you do when somebody with more clout decides there's a compelling overriding interest for infringing on your property rights?

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