I used to live in Powhatan, Virginia, (a pretty good bit west if Richmond,) and later, in between Columbia, South Carolina and Lexington, South Carolina.
My backyard in Virginia was about 2 acres in size. Less than an acre in South Carolina.
And yes - I target practiced with .22s in both places. No my neighbors did not call the cops. They actually occasionally joined me.
Yes, yes we had reliable backstops in place to stop the bullets.
I guess we wuz all crazed gun nutz, eh?
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