Anthony Bailey said his neighbor, Mike Carbonniere, has a private shooting range in his backyard and fires off rounds randomly throughout the day. Bailey is concerned about how the range sits parallel to his backyard and is 100 yards from his back door. With children in preschool and kindergarten, Bailey said his kids are not allowed to play in their backyard in fear of being hurt. "I'm looking at a safety issue," Bailey pleaded to the Warren County commissioners last Thursday, Sept. 4. "He's (Carbonniere) shooting weapons out there that are capable of killing at 2,500 yards." The subdivision is located about two miles north of Warrenton on Highway 47. When reached Tuesday, Carbonniere said there are no safety issues with his shooting range. He said he shoots down into a valley where the hillside acts as a berm. "I'm not the only one that shoots around here," said Carbonniere, who has lived on his 13-acre tract since 1996. Before coming to the commissioners last Thursday, Bailey said he has repeatedly called the sheriff's department which says that Carbonniere has the proper permits for his gun collection. Bailey was asking for a 500-yard buffer between a shooting range and a residence. Presiding Commissioner Arden Engelage said 500 yards was too much because it would infringe on others in the county, but agreed safety is a priority. "What we do here affects everybody," Engelage said. "It's a shame one person can take rights away from a person. Safety is a big issue." Bailey, who has lived there since January, alleges Carbonniere averages 50 to 80 shots five days a week. Bailey said it's not uncommon for Carbonniere to come outside at no particular time and fire 18 to 20 shots from his backdoor and head back inside. Woods block the view from both Bailey's and Carbonniere's houses. Bailey also said Carbonniere walks around the neighborhood with a loaded firearm and once drew it on a neighbor's dog in front of a 4-year-old boy. "He times it to where it's not a practice shooting thing, it's a nuisance thing," Bailey said. Carbonniere said he did pull his gun on a dog because he feared for his wife's safety. "It was coming at me and my wife," he said. "I'll be damned if I let a dog chew on me." Another nearby resident, Tom Russell, said the firing outbursts have picked up since more people moved into the subdivision. Russell has lived at Hilltop Trails for 10 years. He has three children who are in sixth grade and younger. "He controls our neighborhood," Russell told the commissioners. "The right to own a weapon is great. Several of us do. We would like some sort of restriction to help the neighborhood." Later, county attorney Jay Levitch recommended against passing any new ordinances or restrictions. On Monday, Bailey said his only option remaining is to file a civil lawsuit. "I guess I need to talk with the others in the neighborhood," he said. Carbonniere, meanwhile, said he's not worried about future litigation and will continue firing away. "They have no basis for it," he said. "I've been shooting guns for as long as I've lived out here. I keep to myself. I don't bother nobody. I am out here for privacy. This is country."