Pair charged in with firing rifle within 500 feet of Sullivan dwelling
- Thread starter GOYABEAN
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Eddie Gunks
.338 Win Mag
Pick up your cases.
Do not answer questions without your lawyer.
Deny access to your dwelling.
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No arrest!
Do not answer questions without your lawyer.
Deny access to your dwelling.
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No arrest!
"The men said they had shot five or six times and gave police three spent shells. A DEC K-9 found another casing in the grass and one near the end of the porch."
Great investigative work there. They found another case and now they have 4. I'm sure they will have backhoes there today digging up the property to find the last one or two.
Great investigative work there. They found another case and now they have 4. I'm sure they will have backhoes there today digging up the property to find the last one or two.
Justincase
6.5 Creedmoor
Did they get charged for shooting within 500' of their OWN dwelling?
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
It sounds like they were within 500' of the other guy's dwelling and their range backstop was poor with this guy's garage down range from them.
GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
Green, Gray, and Blue Solve the Case - Sullivan County
On Jan. 15, Sullivan County 911 received a complaint from a Grahamsville resident who heard several gunshots followed by the sound of a bullet hitting his garage. New York State Troopers responded and requested ECOs to assist. Prior to ECO Ricky Wood's arrival, NYC Department of Environmental Protection Police also responded and found two men at a house on an adjacent road. The pair stated they were target shooting with a .308 rifle from the porch of a house. There was a target on a tree at the edge of the yard that appeared to be directly in line with the complainant's garage. The subjects said they shot a total of five or six times and gave a Trooper three spent .308 shell casings. ECO Wood then deployed K-9 Deming, who found another casing in the grass and one near the end of the porch. ECO Wood determined that the subjects had fired from just over 300 feet without the permission of the occupants. The two men were arrested and charged by State Police with reckless endangerment 2nd degree. ECO Wood issued tickets to the subjects for discharging a firearm within 500 feet of an occupied dwelling. The subjects were released and are scheduled to appear in Neversink Town Court.
On Jan. 15, Sullivan County 911 received a complaint from a Grahamsville resident who heard several gunshots followed by the sound of a bullet hitting his garage. New York State Troopers responded and requested ECOs to assist. Prior to ECO Ricky Wood's arrival, NYC Department of Environmental Protection Police also responded and found two men at a house on an adjacent road. The pair stated they were target shooting with a .308 rifle from the porch of a house. There was a target on a tree at the edge of the yard that appeared to be directly in line with the complainant's garage. The subjects said they shot a total of five or six times and gave a Trooper three spent .308 shell casings. ECO Wood then deployed K-9 Deming, who found another casing in the grass and one near the end of the porch. ECO Wood determined that the subjects had fired from just over 300 feet without the permission of the occupants. The two men were arrested and charged by State Police with reckless endangerment 2nd degree. ECO Wood issued tickets to the subjects for discharging a firearm within 500 feet of an occupied dwelling. The subjects were released and are scheduled to appear in Neversink Town Court.
@thewheels
.308 Win
A long time ago on a sleepy back road in the middle of nowhere, when I was a kid we used to shoot within 500 feet of a neighbors house.
She was a nice older lady that my grandparents had made friends with when they moved in with us.
She knew my grandfather was doing his part to thin the starling population with his old .22 rifle and that we occasionally did a little target practice on our property but we NEVER fired a .308 or anything else with ANY of her property behind it.
Our shooting lanes were always pointing away from her house and property and she never called the DEC or Sheriff to complain about us shooting but we respected her by keeping our shooting times to normal hours and limited firepower.
The biggest bang was us shooting pumpkins on Thanksgiving with an old Ithaca 20 gauge.
I got older, the neighbor moved away and a bunch of new houses got built on our road and even shooting a .22 brought the Sheriff by for a visit.
It blows my mind when idiots pull this crap with neighbors' property or structures anywhere near the line of fire.
She was a nice older lady that my grandparents had made friends with when they moved in with us.
She knew my grandfather was doing his part to thin the starling population with his old .22 rifle and that we occasionally did a little target practice on our property but we NEVER fired a .308 or anything else with ANY of her property behind it.
Our shooting lanes were always pointing away from her house and property and she never called the DEC or Sheriff to complain about us shooting but we respected her by keeping our shooting times to normal hours and limited firepower.
The biggest bang was us shooting pumpkins on Thanksgiving with an old Ithaca 20 gauge.
I got older, the neighbor moved away and a bunch of new houses got built on our road and even shooting a .22 brought the Sheriff by for a visit.
It blows my mind when idiots pull this crap with neighbors' property or structures anywhere near the line of fire.
My god, these men's rights were so violated. Stupid laws; stupid police. No one got hurt, no victim, no crime.
@thewheels
.308 Win
Wait a minute, they put holes in the garage. Damaging someone's property isn't a crime?
GunXpatriot
.40 S&W
500 feet of a dwelling though..? Is that local? I thought it was like 200-300 feet? Also, they were dumb as hell for using a high-powered rifle without a proper backstop, so on that, I can see reckless endangerment. But for the proximity alone to be a reason for reckless endangerment or to be fined just for that, sounds like bullcrap..
Eddie Gunks
.338 Win Mag
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Statewide DEC reg.
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
500 for gun, 250 xbow, 150’ bow.
I can’t even shoot my vertical bow in my backyard
300’ garage down range is pretty damn stupid.
GunXpatriot
.40 S&W
500 for gun, 250 xbow, 150’ bow.
I can’t even shoot my vertical bow in my backyard
300’ garage down range is pretty damn stupid.
... I probably shouldn't even say what I used to do in my residential neighborhood in Long Island... lmao
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I know exactly what you did, you filthy boy.
Now back to the topic I have heard of people making inside, sound proofed gun ranges. One could shoot a suppressed 22 (in a free state) inside and nobody outside would ever know. Lead dust is a problem though.
Shadow2
6.5 Creedmoor
Did they need spread the wealth ? why would the DEC be required to issue a separate ticket?
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
The 500 foot rule is a DEC regulation not a penal code thing.
Shadow2
6.5 Creedmoor
Isn't conservation law still NY State Law ... Any law enforcement officer could charge them.
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BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Well, fucked if I know then. Somebody likely needed the OT.
Eddie Gunks
.338 Win Mag
Justincase
6.5 Creedmoor
So if you have permission from the adjacent home owner, can you shoot within 500'?
GunXpatriot
.40 S&W
Oh yeah, now I'm in South Florida and the thing is... It's an association and the original "model" unit had an attic, while the others never did. Thing is, they never changed the roof pitch!
It's tough to get up there, but once you do, there's actually a hell of a lot of room. I'm seriously considering putting in a ladder and laying down plywood through the whole place, and basically having a 30 yard shooting range up there, for airguns and wax bullets. But the thing is, I am worried about the lead. Maybe I could do some kind of exhaust fans to only turn on when I'm up there... I'm sure there are worse options for the lead. Maybe a couple air purifiers?
Bustedknees
.308 Win
they like to push the " within 500' law ".. but it's totally legal if you have permission and it doesn't have to be in writing..
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
from the report a .308 what ??? nerf gun ?? "sound of a bullet hitting his garage." photos ?? LOL ..
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
YES .. anyone within 500 ft with permission you can shoot off there porch if needed ..
I'm in a trailer park .. its like 50 feet between us .. YES shoot them wood chucks .. also have a air port in my back yard too ..
i just use my 22lr .. not a ass to use the mosin ..
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
It's not a bad idea at all. I experimented with quite a bit of lead-free pellets (there are a lot of them now), so then whatever tiny bits of lead dust airguns can, in some cases, deliver into the air is moot. I didn't find the lead-free ammo as accurate, but some of it was okay in my cheap guns.Oh yeah, now I'm in South Florida and the thing is... It's an association and the original "model" unit had an attic, while the others never did. Thing is, they never changed the roof pitch!
It's tough to get up there, but once you do, there's actually a hell of a lot of room. I'm seriously considering putting in a ladder and laying down plywood through the whole place, and basically having a 30 yard shooting range up there, for airguns and wax bullets. But the thing is, I am worried about the lead. Maybe I could do some kind of exhaust fans to only turn on when I'm up there... I'm sure there are worse options for the lead. Maybe a couple air purifiers?