Range war on the prairie: Rural Minnesota residents fight gun range Neighbors say the site is a hazard to public safety; Meeker County calls their lawsuit claim bunk. March 5, 2021 10:53am Text size Copy shortlink:
They haven t always slept well since. We ve had such a nice, peaceful life, Rick Kirkpatrick said of the home where they ve lived for 32 years, on a gravel road among farm fields about 2 miles outside this central Minnesota town. Nobody bothers me here.
That may be changing. The Eden Valley Sportsman s Club is ready to open a full-service shooting range across the road from the Kirkpatricks home. It includes a pistol range as well as trapshooting.