Lake county, IN prohibiting discharge of firearms....

[Prometheus]

I'm trying to attach the PDF, no luck. Anyway it was passed June 9, 2009. No discharge of a firearm in lake county "for target practice" within 1,000 feet of any residence.

Preemption Statutes:

IC 35-47-11-1
Applicability of chapter
Sec. 1. (a) Section 2 of this chapter applies to all units (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23). All other sections of this chapter apply to all units other than townships.
(b) This chapter applies only if a statute expressly grants a legislative body the authority to adopt an emergency ordinance under this chapter.
(c) This chapter does not affect the validity of an ordinance adopted before, and in effect on, January 1, 1994.
As added by P.L.140-1994, SEC.13.

IC 35-47-11-2
Regulation of firearms by units other than townships
Sec. 2. Notwithstanding IC 36-1-3, a unit may not regulate in any manner the ownership, possession, sale, transfer, or transportation of firearms (as defined in IC 35-47-1-5) or ammunition except as follows:
(1) This chapter does not apply to land, buildings, or other real property owned or administered by a unit, except highways (as defined in IC 8-23-1-23) or public highways (as defined in IC 8-2.1-17-14).
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation in this section, a unit may use the unit's planning and zoning powers under IC 36-7-4 to prohibit the sale of firearms within two hundred (200) feet of a school by a person having a business that did not sell firearms within two hundred (200) feet of a school before April 1, 1994.
(3) Notwithstanding the limitation in this section, a legislative body of a unit other than a township may adopt an emergency ordinance or a unit other than a township may take other action allowed under section 6 of this chapter to regulate the sale of firearms anywhere within the unit for a period of not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the regulatory action takes effect.
As added by P.L.140-1994, SEC.13.

 

[Jubbie]

Ah crap. Just used google map's distance measure tool and where I shoot is 989.470 ft from the nearest house. I wish that were a joke. Guess I'll just have to shoot 11 ft in front of the stalls.

 

[rambone]

I hate Lake County. So much.

 

[henktermaat]

Geniuses!

That will effectively stop all gun crimes in Lake County (except for pistol-whipping)

 

[rambone]

So what current shooting ranges will this close down?

Does it apply to indoor ranges?

 

[Bill of Rights]

So what current shooting ranges will this close down?

Does it apply to indoor ranges?

If I read it correctly, this is in violation of the state's pre-emption law and is unenforceable. They can control the properties they own or administer, but no other. That is, if you are on your own property, shooting into a safe berm, and not jeopardizing anyone else, you can effectively tell them to go pound sand. You may not beat the ride, but you should be able to beat the rap.

Of course, all standard disclaimers apply: IANAL, IDPOOTV, IDSIAHIELN, TINLA.

Blessings,
Bill

 

[Prometheus]

I have the full PDF I can email to anyone who has the ability to post it on the net.

 

[NateIU10]

But this doesn't do anything with "ownership, possession, sale, transfer, or transportation of firearms" so it may not...

 

[spartan933]

Lake County is one step short of being annexed by Chicago.

 

[jeremy]

I say we declare war on Chicago!
And then install a impassable barrier at the state line...

 

[rambone]

County-wide Fascism.

 

[Scutter01]

I have the full PDF I can email to anyone who has the ability to post it on the net.

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[renegade]

I say just put some honey on your target. Then if the police show up tell them you're hunting flys.

 

[SavageEagle]

I say we declare war on Chicago!
And then install a impassable barrier at the state line...

No, haven't you seen any Snake Plisken movies? Escape from NY? Escape from LA? Well, how about Escape from Chicago!? Great big nasty lake on one side, the rest could have a 100ft concrete wall with razor wire... Let's allow the good citizens of IL, such as flagtag to be free of the tyranny that is Chicago.

 

[Bill of Rights]

No, haven't you seen any Snake Plisken movies? Escape from NY? Escape from LA? Well, how about Escape from Chicago!? Great big nasty lake on one side, the rest could have a 100ft concrete wall with razor wire... Let's allow the good citizens of IL, such as flagtag to be free of the tyranny that is Chicago.

Nah, put that wall all around the whole city... make it two miles tall and 10 feet thick, reinforced concrete.


Then fill it with water.

 

[turnandshoot4]

That would be great. HAVE YOU SEEN THEM DRIVE!?

 

[SavageEagle]

Nah, put that wall all around the whole city... make it two miles tall and 10 feet thick, reinforced concrete.


Then fill it with water.

I got a better idea. Call it a "Training Camp" for jihad, give it about 3 weeks, then just pound the city with B-52s until nothing is left standing. Recycle the ruble, clean it up, and turn it into a Habitat Preservation Area until it grows back normally. Once the scared animals come back, we could turn it into a great big conservation club!

 

[photoshooter]

Lake County is one step short of being annexed by Chicago.

The rest of Indiana would be happy to sell Lake County Cheap to Illinois.

For those of you who don't want to be part of Illynoise... Indpls has lots of cheap houses for sale! You can come down here to the land of the free.

 

[Sinner Man]

Um, if Lake County went to IL and Chicago, guess what guys! Instead of one IN county bordering on Chicago, you'd have THREE!!!

I see the braincells are active today!

 

[jedi]

You guys are all mean regarding Chicago and LAKE County, IN.
I'm biased here as I was born and grew up in LAKE County before leaving & now live in LAKE County and work in Chicago. In any case yes we have a ton of corruption here that will never be eradicated fully but don't write us off.

This county is ripe for being educated on guns and being able to lower it's own crime rate provided the people actually get a good leader. One that would not surcome to the corruption. When I talk to people about 2A and guns many agree that it's our right but many have no clue where to go to even get started.

Sadly LAKE county (northern part at least) has very limited areas to learn about guns.