Local Gun Range Under Fire

NOONDAY — The controversy surrounding a new gun range in Noonday continues. KETK told you last week about the neighborhood association trying to shut it down over noise and safety issues. The pursuers have lawyers and an expert. The gun range is less than a thousand feet from an upscale subdivision, and the residents want it shut down. They have sent photos of the range to the man who wrote the original safety guidelines for gun ranges for the National Rifle Association, Richard Whiting, though he hasn’t worked there since 1994. Don Layton, the co-owner of the property has an NRA certification for the range and carry NRA insurance. Layton says they’ve met the state standards and will wait on any action from the Smith County DA.