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Dear all,
Although I live on Bell St. in Port Townsend, miles from Tarboo Ridge, I have been following the Gun Range saga with great
interest. As a professional writer who moved here from the noise-infested East Oakland barrio, I’m very aware of the importance of
silence, and the impact that a close-by gun range will have on quality of life, peace of mind, and sanity.
I have watched Joe D’Amico use multiple threats and actions to silence and intimidate opposition to his gun range. Claiming legal
ownership of the name of the community group opposing his plans, threatening everyone and their mother with legal action, and
packing meetings are hardly the limits of his bullying. It’s enough to turn one’s stomach.
Yes, people have a legal right to shoot, and target practice is needed for law enforcement. Having said that, no one has the right
to inflict harm on other human beings, which is what an open air shooting range will most certainly do. Nor does anyone have the
right to cause unnecessary harm to the environment and the animal who dwell thereon, which is certain to happen given the lead
content of bullets.
The only possible compromise is an enclosed gun range in a heavily soundproofed facility that is only open certain hours. It is the
only viable option in this situation.
Thank you for listening,
jason victor serinus
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Jason Victor Serinus http://www.jasonserinus.com
Music and audiophile critic: Stereophile, San Francisco Classical Voice, Classical Voice North America,
American Record Guide, Seattle Times, Stanford Live, Opera Now, Port Townsend Leader, Bay Area
Reporter, Gay City News, Copper, and more.
Whistler Extraordinaire: The Voice of Woodstock • The Pavarotti of Pucker
"Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
— Elie Wiesel
"This is a time to remember all of us who are LGBTQ. It’s a time to stand out and be proud, to parade who
we are, to celebrate and to let them know we will not be silenced, we will not be stopped, we will not go back
into the closet. Together, we will love.” — JVS at our Orlando Massacre Support Rally in Port Townsend,
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Jason Victor Serinus <healrmn@planeteria.net>
Thu 11/15/2018 7:14 PM
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