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Alamance County residents urge action after stray rounds from nearby shooting range; county attorney to propose ordinance
Summary
Residents testified that projectiles from the Rad Range have struck trees, outbuildings and entered homes; the range owner disputed some claims. The board directed County Attorney Rich Stevens to present ordinance options and range standards at the January meeting.
Residents living near a privately run shooting range told the Alamance County Board of Commissioners that stray bullets and ricochets have put nearby families and property at risk, prompting the board to request legal options for tighter range oversight.
Samantha Powell, who said she lives 0.2 miles from the range, told commissioners she and her husband recorded rapid automatic gunfire and a ricochet that she said whizzed past her six‑month‑pregnant body and two small children. "If something isn't done soon to address the safety concerns at this range, someone will get hurt," Powell said.
Multiple neighbors described property…
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