Friday, June 19, 2015

Perspective

Just how far away will you be from this proposed training complex and gun range?  Keeping in mind that gunfire can be heard over 10 miles away, due to topography, elevation, and time of year, and that the proposed site is one of the highest points in town, try this:

1. Click here to go to Google Maps.

2. Enter in the coordinates of the proposed training complex:
41.899449, -72.257391

3. Hold your cursor over the red dot and right click your mouse.  Choose "measure distance"

4. Find the location you'd like to know how far away it would be from the complex (home, school, church, etc.) and click on that location.  It will tell you how much distance is between you and a compound that will offer shooting on four ranges, up to six days a week, from morning until dusk, with night shooting on the schedule.  

How far is your house from this potential source of lead contamination?  How far is your child's school from the sound of gunfire?  How far would you have to go to escape gunfire, lead contamination, and plunging property values?