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Residents tell commissioners a Sneads Ferry shooting range endangers neighbors and preschoolers
Summary
Multiple residents told the board that a commercial shooting range at 454 Pilcher's Branch Road fires daily, lacks adequate backstops and endangers nearby properties and Highway 172; they asked the county and sheriff for enforcement and rule changes.
Several Onslow County residents spoke during public comment May 19 to complain about continuous shooting and unsafe conditions at a property identified as a commercial shooting range at 454 Pilcher's Branch Road in Sneads Ferry.
Charles Fretwell, who lives 1,418 feet from the site, said the range fires seven days a week and uses multiple calibers. He told the board the site’s backstop berms are “woefully inadequate,” said bullets and ricochets have reached nearby properties, and urged the…
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