Even if you have created a safe range on your own property the township can pass an ordinance to prohibit you from shooting on it.

Many of you already live under one of these ordinances, but you wouldn't expect that to happen out in a rural area.

If any of you belonged to SCCSF&A in early 2000 you'll know that even a range that's been around since circa 1920 is not safe from township supervisors and a liberal judge (and miserable horse owners)

I was expecting to move back to PA next year but it looks like they will keep giving me reasons not to. Losing the PA SC to the Dems is the beginnings of lawfare in PA.

WTFF!

Yes I remember this at SCCSFA and I'm still a member.  To be fair, I have lived in several states ranging from New England to the South, and this was an issue in each place.

My family always shot on their own properties.

WTF PA?!

going Liberal like NJ

This sucks because I was looking for property to buy just so I had a private place to shoot. Guess I'll just save the money and buy down south like my wife and I have talked about and we'll just move after my kid graduates High School.

As long as you don't buy in the wrong place I'm sure you'll be fine to shoot on your private property.

Just buy rural enough. This guy was in an area populated enough to have a Walmart or something down range.

What happened back then? I'm a new member there, I'm guessing this relates to the shooting sheds and strict hours for shooting.

My township has fairly reasonable shooting restrictions (I don't live where the club is): we can't shoot from or across roads. And that's the only firearm related ordinance. So, no drive bys allowed!

  I just saw this thread today.

 The U.S. Supreme Court might want a word with the PA. Court.

  7th circuit out of Chicago,  in Ezell I and Ezell II vs city of Chicago ruled some years ago, target shooting is a corrolary right to the 2A its self.   Therefor to stop someone from target shooting, REQUIRES  a substantial public SAFETY issue to infringe on someones 2n A rights by preventing someone from target shooting .
Including on their own property.

Now the above is paraphrased ,  but  EZELL I  and  EZELL II are both very specific ,   because at the time ,  Chicago was useing very similar tactics to prevent shooting ranges in the city limits , to what new york city has been trying to do to prevent people from carrying inside city limits.

There have already been 2 federal rulings in PA. affirming the right to use private shooting ranges as long as it is done in a safe manner.
I suspect this Pa. Supreme Court ruling is an attempt to circumvent those.
No need to panic.
We are winning.