Outside of Austin there’s a place called Creedmore, which is dangerously close to the thriving metropolis of Buda.  It used to be a quite, rural area.

Not so much now.

The day after Christmas, The Shooting Ranch opened.  It’s not so much a ranch as it is a berm with crazy people on the other side.

Enjoy a day of unlimited shooting! We offer a special shooting package starting at a flat rate of $19.99 for an entire day.  Kids ages 6-16 shoot for half price, just $10 for all day. Little ones under age 6 shoot for free. Golden shooters ages 75+ shoot for $13 all day. Our single flat rate is a bargain when you consider that many ranges charge by the hour to only offer paper targets.

Okay, so you can go shoot a gun without a license or any sort.  That’s a big deal.  Until …

Karla Gray says bullets have been whizzing by her home and office which sit about 3,100 feet away from the range.

“We covered up the hole in this window, but the bullet continued across the desk and embedded in these folders,” Gray said. “If someone had been sitting here, it would not have been good.”

“Not good” is a bit of an understatement.

And there’s the noise.

Martha Scott was born on her property in 1935 and says the noise spooks her and her animals.

“We have to wait between machine gun fire to hear each other talk,” her son Craig said. “It’s normally very tranquil here.”

But, the right of gun owners trumps Karla Gray’s right to be safe in her own house. They are fighting to keep their gun range.

I’m figuring that we need to open a gun range fifty feet behind The Shooting Ranch.  Anybody game?

Thanks to Jason for the heads up.