DJDD
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A little back story before I get to the good part.
I live on 6 acres of property well outside the Prattville city limits. I've target shot on this property for the past six months with very few problems. I had one neighbor claim that bullets were 'whistling' over his head while he was outside of his shop that is adjacent to my property. *See pic for reference* We changed the direction we shot in and haven't heard anything since. Fast forward to yesterday. A friend and I decide we're going to do a little target shooting before we head to Montgomery for the Starbuck's OC. He fires off a couple magazines of .45 and I fire the Taurus PT709 that I picked up recently. During this session a couple of his .45 rounds ricochet and hit the guy's shed (unbeknownst to us) with one landing in the floor of it.
He apparently called the sheriff today once he found those rounds and had them come out to take a look. I get a call at work from my roommate telling me that they'd been to the house looking for me and explained what happened. No big problem, I'll just build a backstop and let the guy know that I'm still going to target shoot on my property.
While he was at the house either my roomie or my girlfriend asked them about the legality of open carry. Here's where it gets fun. He tells them that open carry in Alabama is illegal and that I can have my permit taken away and be put in jail for it! :banghead:I know the deputy that came out and know that he also sits at a local gas station around the time I'm heading home from work. I've already printed out a copy of the tri-fold and plan on educating this deputy. I'm also going to be writing a letter to the sheriff letting him know that his deputies are spreading false information regarding the open carrying of firearms and that they need to be retrained.
I'm so mad right now it isn't funny. Part of it is because of my neighbor and the other part is for the ignorance of the same people who are supposed to uphold and follow the law.
A little back story before I get to the good part.
I live on 6 acres of property well outside the Prattville city limits. I've target shot on this property for the past six months with very few problems. I had one neighbor claim that bullets were 'whistling' over his head while he was outside of his shop that is adjacent to my property. *See pic for reference* We changed the direction we shot in and haven't heard anything since. Fast forward to yesterday. A friend and I decide we're going to do a little target shooting before we head to Montgomery for the Starbuck's OC. He fires off a couple magazines of .45 and I fire the Taurus PT709 that I picked up recently. During this session a couple of his .45 rounds ricochet and hit the guy's shed (unbeknownst to us) with one landing in the floor of it.
He apparently called the sheriff today once he found those rounds and had them come out to take a look. I get a call at work from my roommate telling me that they'd been to the house looking for me and explained what happened. No big problem, I'll just build a backstop and let the guy know that I'm still going to target shoot on my property.
While he was at the house either my roomie or my girlfriend asked them about the legality of open carry. Here's where it gets fun. He tells them that open carry in Alabama is illegal and that I can have my permit taken away and be put in jail for it! :banghead:I know the deputy that came out and know that he also sits at a local gas station around the time I'm heading home from work. I've already printed out a copy of the tri-fold and plan on educating this deputy. I'm also going to be writing a letter to the sheriff letting him know that his deputies are spreading false information regarding the open carrying of firearms and that they need to be retrained.
I'm so mad right now it isn't funny. Part of it is because of my neighbor and the other part is for the ignorance of the same people who are supposed to uphold and follow the law.