Firearm discharge in Lehigh County/Upper/Lower Saucon Township

[FireGS]

Anyone know if its legal to shoot on ones property in Lehigh County/Upper/Lower Saucon Township?

If the neighbors complain, is there any legal ramifications? Just curious, because I just moved, and apparently, one of the neighbors are rather stubborn about it, and for apparently no reason, either.

~Fire

[LastManOut]

Anyone know if its legal to shoot on ones property in Lehigh County/Upper/Lower Saucon Township?

If the neighbors complain, is there any legal ramifications? Just curious, because I just moved, and apparently, one of the neighbors are rather stubborn about it, and for apparently no reason, either.

~Fire

Check your township's zoning ordinance on noise. The ordinances are likely on line.

[rscheckler]

Is it in a development or are there a few acres between properties? 99% of the time you cannot discharge a firearm is any type of development.

[FireGS]

Is it in a development or are there a few acres between properties? 99% of the time you cannot discharge a firearm is any type of development.

We're just outside a development.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...=17&iwloc=addr

Green roof. we have 1.8 acre's straight behind.

[Plinker]

My advice would be to check with township officials or LEO. Lower Saucon will probably not welcome the idea as you can read in the following article..
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2...6-28789277_ITM

If they deny you, now you'll know why.=)

Plinker

[Mr_Tom]

NOT A LAWYER!

I was reading in our local papers, there is a ordnance that you need to be a certain many yards from a neighbor to be allowed. Distance does not negate the safe use of the firearms(backstop, no riffles, etc).

Might want to ask about local ordnances at town hall.

tom

[Atomic Dog]

I would also say, try to be a good neighbor. Legally I think I can shoot all day every day but I stick to the quietest guns I can for plinking with the occasional boomers for hunting/pest control. Usually that means .22 rifles with subsonic ammo. To be fair it also spooks the horses less too.


If possible, pick up a suppressor. Find one that will function on several firearms. I'm waiting on my TAC65 to come in so I can shoot pistol on the property.

[FireGS]

http://www.uppersaucon.org/ordinances.html

=(

[Robert Kayland]

I live in Upper Saucon and I hear firearms going off in the distance at times, but that's probably from hunters.

I think if you're going to be doing any sort of shooting on a consistent basis in your yard, anything beyond a .22 isn't going to fly, and even that might get you in trouble.

There's a great gun club at the end of Blue Church Rd South in Coopersburg called the Ridge & Valley... for $65 a year (renewals are $25 I think) you can shoot to your heart's content, any firearm, any calibre... well, maybe not any automatic weapons, but you know what I mean.

[FireGS]

I live in Upper Saucon and I hear firearms going off in the distance at times, but that's probably from hunters.

I think if you're going to be doing any sort of shooting on a consistent basis in your yard, anything beyond a .22 isn't going to fly, and even that might get you in trouble.

There's a great gun club at the end of Blue Church Rd South in Coopersburg called the Ridge & Valley... for $65 a year (renewals are $25 I think) you can shoot to your heart's content, any firearm, any calibre... well, maybe not any automatic weapons, but you know what I mean.

Yep, we're members (Dad and I). Back yard's just a bit closer.

Oh well. Off to Ridge and Valley!