PHUKET: Bullets coming through windows proved too much for residents near the Kathu Shooting Range in central Phuket. Their complaints led today to a visit to the range by Vice Governor Somkiet Sangkaosutthirak.
None of the residents braved the meeting with the manager of the shooting range today. Many simply sent along their collections of shooting range bullets instead.
Noise from 9am to 6pm, the range's opening hours, and the danger posed by the bullets were the two main complaints raised at the meeting.
Phakorn Phaisarnsintuwong, who owns the business, agreed to take some steps to try to reduce the noise and the danger but said that because the property was owned by a Russian company and his rent was renewed every seven months, he could not afford to spend large sums.
He said he would endeavor to add three metres to the 12-metre protective mound at the end of the range, possibly by using a steel barrier. He also agreed to look at ways of containing the noise.
Special forces who sometimes trained at the range using M16s could go instead to his other range in Thalang, he said.
He said he would also advise his staff to try to block access to a stretch of land at the rear of the range, where shooters sometimes practiced without special care.
None of the residents braved the meeting with the manager of the shooting range today. Many simply sent along their collections of shooting range bullets instead.
Noise from 9am to 6pm, the range's opening hours, and the danger posed by the bullets were the two main complaints raised at the meeting.
Phakorn Phaisarnsintuwong, who owns the business, agreed to take some steps to try to reduce the noise and the danger but said that because the property was owned by a Russian company and his rent was renewed every seven months, he could not afford to spend large sums.
He said he would endeavor to add three metres to the 12-metre protective mound at the end of the range, possibly by using a steel barrier. He also agreed to look at ways of containing the noise.
Special forces who sometimes trained at the range using M16s could go instead to his other range in Thalang, he said.
He said he would also advise his staff to try to block access to a stretch of land at the rear of the range, where shooters sometimes practiced without special care.
At the north end of the main road in Kamala (next to the supermarket) there is a shooting range in a shop house. It seems these places can be opened up willy-nilly with no thought for the safety of others.
A steel barrier will result in ricochets and increased risks to others given the random flights bullets will take on hitting it. Earth berms are far more effective.
No way should full bore rifles be used at this location- the template for the danger area would be massive in other countries, and there's a reason for that.
Posted by Mister Ree on November 11, 2014 16:14