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Shoot the Victim

Wow, the geezers over at the Las Vegas Review Journal Editorial Bored (correct spelling, trust me) kinda outdid themselves in their attack piece on the neighbors who filed that lawsuit against the Clark County Shooting Park last week. (RJ)

You really got to love the threats:

But one hopes if the courts allow this lawsuit [...]

Residents Seeking Injunction Against Shooting Park

Residents of the Northwest Valley will be filing suit against Clark County over the Shooting Park on Monday, August 25. They will be holding a news conference at 12:30 pm down at the Lloyd George Court House on 333 Las Vegas Blvd that day to discuss the suit.

Keep an eye on the teevee news [...]

Sometimes They Forget Who Pays Their Salary

Looks like Clark County will grudgingly pay to test the noise levels over at the County Shootin’ Park. (RJ)

Of course, no story is complete without the Review Journal quoting a county employee berating tax-payers for daring to exercise their first amendment right to free speech–that’s the one that comes before the one about state [...]

Nor’Town: The Buckle on The Libertarian Belt

You can’t help but hear the Nor’Town City Council and Cheerleader Club cringe in their offices when they read the first paragraph or two of a recent Time magazine article on the current state of the Libertarian Party:

With his belly hiding his belt, with his red suspenders and white beard, Glen Parshall is a [...]

Shooting Park Sounds Like a Lovely Spot

Clark County park police union leaders leaked the name of the official who wanted to limit the number of parks patrolled over Memorial Day weekend to two.

Turns out it was assistant parks director Terry Lamuraglia.

The best part is the reason given for making sure the area where the planned shooting park will be [...]

Subsidizing Rich Folk’s Megagun Fun

Nellis Air Force Base officials are a tad concerned about the plan to allow folks to shoot .50 caliber rifles at the proposed Clark County Shooting Park. (RJ,KLAS)

The officials are concerned that the guns may prove harmful to aircraft flying low near the base.

Not to worry, park defenders reply, the guns [...]

Educational Event About the Shooting Park

Just getting this up, but I thought Nor’Towners might be interested:

Event: High School Parent Alert

Event Date and Time: Friday March 7th between 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM

Location of Event: Across the Street from the main entrance of  Shadow Ridge High School at 5050 Brent Lane, Las Vegas, NV

Event Description: Community [...]

Nor’Town in the News: Razor Fencing Edition

Planning Commission votes to allow use of barbed-wire and razor-fencing for those scary neighborhoods. (View) Can’t wait to put barbed wire on the backyard wall. Spokester for shooting park says people tend to fear what they don’t understand but fails to explain what that has to do with the park. (View) Latest on the [...]

“No Chance of Development Enchroaching on the Park”

So State Legislators were told during a hearing about the Clark County Shooting Park back in March 2001:

Norm Lindley, a Las Vegas resident, offered testimony in support of the Las Vegas Shooting Sports Park. He stated that there was no place to target practice, and the one private club, the Desert Sportsman, had a [...]

Bullets Over Sheep Mountains

Lot’s of dust being kicked up by homeowners out near the shooting range which the county plans on building near Floyd Lamb State Park. (RJ)

Now, perhaps the builder of the new homes was a bit reticent about the range, but the newcomers should realize that their Senators, Harry Reid and John Ensign, have [...]