[Bryn-gwlad] McNeil Park outcome

[tmcd@panix.com]

On Sun, 14 May 2006, Heather J Pierce <heatherpierce at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> FYI:
> A girlfriend of mine setup a 40 yd target in her backyard in Austin
> (circle C) and was told by a police officer living down the street
> that shooting a bow and arrow is the same as discharging a firearm
> and is not allowed in city limits, except on liscenced ranges
> (perhaps they don't have to be indoor, but they do have to be
> sanctioned by the city in some capacity, liscencing or whatever).
>
> I know it can't be very easy because the owner of South Austin
> Karate http://bakido.com/ has passion for both archery and knife
> throwing, they setup an archery range for a while at their location
> in South Austin. It took over a year to get it setup and
> qualified. Then it turned out to be too difficult and expensive to
> maintain, so they shut it down.

Someone might check with them to see what problems they ran into.
Operating a business might have different constraints than not
charging a fee (e.g., Health & Safety Code 756.041 makes that
distinction).

Someone with more money might check with a lawyer.

Danyll de Lyncoln
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Tim McDaniel; Reply-To: tmcd at panix.com