BAYVIEW, Idaho -- Homeowners in Bayview, Idaho say they are going to keep fighting a shooting range in Farragut State Park. Those owners say bullets were hitting their homes. Idaho Fish and Game revamped the range but homeowners say it is still not safe.
The fight has been going on for years. Even after a half million dollars in improvements, homeowners say it is still not enough. The Farragut shooting range has been empty since 2007 when neighbors won a lawsuit against Idaho Game and Fish. They said the bullets hit their houses. The judge agreed and said Fish and Game had to make it safer.
What they came up with is a range designed to reduce noise. It is a range where shooters cannot see the sky and shoot over the hills. Idaho Fish and Game installed brand new shooting benches, wood and steel buffers, and new backstops.
Harvey Richman is the lawyer for the shooting range neighbors. He has been to the new range and says it is still not safe enough. He wants the entire shooting range redesigned. And neighbors are not letting it go until it is changed.
A judge gets the final say. But no matter what the judge decides, both sides can appeal. The range could stay quiet for a long time.
