By: Las Vegas Now Staff
Homeowners are taking on a shooting range, opening just a short distance from their master planned community.
The large group showed up in force Wednesday night to demand answers about why they weren't told about the range before they bought their homes.
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A standing room only crowd of homeowners converged on the North Las Vegas library meeting room. At issue, the world's larges shooting park — already under construction in the quiet community.
“We're not anti-guns, nor against the concept of a park. There are several homeowners that are members of the NRA and retired and active law enforcement,” said one homeowner.
The meeting is being held to address the 2900 acre shooting park going up within shouting distance of their houses. The planned RV park for shooting range customers will be discussed at another time.
“Why was it mandated by you, our official, our trusted person, the one that we supported and we say, “go get them.” So we say, “Help us. Do what we elected you to do,”" said one resident.
Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross represents this ward and also sits on the shooting park advisory board.
“I see the big picture here and what's good for the community. Are you going to suffer? Apparently you think so but in my mind do I think so?” he said.
But some of the residents wondered what life would be like with the new shooting range, “You think the terrorists in Iraq are crazy? Wait till you get a bunch of drunken hunters going out there.”
Meanwhile the gun park remains under construction for now, with building to be completed in three phases.
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