One of our local clubs bought some land out in the country for a range--pistol, rifle, shotgun, you name it. The local township guys voted to prohibit shooting due to the noise.
We asked the NRA what to do. They explained it was not allowed to ban just shooting. You had to ban all noise above a certain dB level. They sent out a guy with a sound meter, who took measurements all around the perimeter of the property.
Result: They could ban shooting all right provided they banned semi trucks on the nearby Interstate. So we won.
However, we agreed to not shoot on Sundays before noon.
