Judge restricts gun range operations after bullets strike school

An outdoor gun range is the target of a lawsuit that claims stray bullets hit a nearby middle school.Stray bullets found at new Floyd Barksdale Middle SchoolThe area has a lot of new development, but the gun range has been here since 1980. The new school is set to open in a few days, and the district has concerns about the safety of students after finding two bullets that hit the school this summer.This morning, gunshots could be heard from the Quail Creek Gun Range, which is 1.2 miles from Floyd Barksdale Middle School. Students will begin attending school here next week.In a lawsuit filed this week, the district says that in May and July, crews found shattered glass and a bullet hole in a window and in the side of the brick part of the school building.Today, a judge sided with the school district and put new restrictions on the gun range.Judge restricts firearms at Quail Creek Gun RangeAt the gun range, the firing line faces north toward the school, and while there are berms to stop
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