Thread: Want to avoid jail - 900m close to a dwelling

Originally Posted by Shadowsol

He could complain because your use of a firearm annoys him - however:

a) never shoot in the direction of his boundary thus preventing endangering him / his property.
b) Use a suppressed 22lr with subsonic ammo - this will be extremely quiet so that removes noise complaints, don't be flashy with it or set up a plinking target near his boundary so he's less likely to see it.

He could still complain that it scares or annoys him - however you have taken all relevant precautions with regards to safety, and mitigating any effect (noise) on him - if he complains from there it should be thrown out as it is a normal activity in a rural setting, pest control is an essential part of rural living. Hell he wouldn't get on to well in my area - especially in a couple of weeks when a lot of the ponds around us will sound like a warzone.

note - I wouldnt recommend a 22lr for goats, pretty inhumane with such a small margin for error on shot placement.

Without reasonable excuse, discharges a firearm, airgun, pistol, or restricted weapon in or near a dwellinghouse or a public place so as to—

I think if you have a reasonable excuse and not shooting just to annoy or endanger then you will be ok.