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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 3708622" data-attributes="member: 12952">Sorry, I haven&#039;t posted for some time, been busy with local stuff.&nbsp; But I wish to share a tale of what happened to me on Thursday. I carry 2 radios with me (1) a floating hand held marine&nbsp; and (2 ) a police scanner.In Mass. no one may fire a weapon within 500 ft of a residence, I was in my boat off the coast well beyond that distance. I had decided to use up some old ammo for my .22 , So I fire off a few rounds, I pick a spot in the ocean about 15 or so feet from my boat to see if I can get them close together, I angle my shots down ward so that I can see where they land. &nbsp;Now my back is to the land and no other vessels are within a mile from me. I only was using one magazine and loose rounds, so I needed to reload often.&nbsp;Anyhow I fire off a couple of rounds and I hear over the police scanner that some one called to report gunshots. So I moved away from the area farther out to sea and continue with my actions. Now I&#039;m a couple of miles out and the responding officer says that I have left the area and to open a report that he will follow up on later. So since I know the officer, I thought he would have a chat with me later. Well, the reporting party thought it was odd that I would travel a way , stop and fire .&nbsp;Now the reporting party&#039;s house on a cliff high above the sea level. This person continues to relay my movements to the local police as now I&#039;m about 4-5 miles out. Anyhow I hear the local PD call my name over the marine radio, to which I answered requesting that I meet the officer at the local dock. When I arrived not only was the local cop there but the State Fish &amp; Game officer, too.&nbsp; I had done nothing wrong and was within all my rights . The local cop told me that the person who was spying on me , thought it was strange that I moving and stopping to shoot. I explained to him that it was illegal to shot from a moving vessels, to which the Fish &amp; Game officer said that I knew the law. I have lobster traps right in front of the reporting party&#039;s house , yet they never call the cops when they see other&#039;s hauling my traps. BUT A PERSON WITH A GUN ,well that&#039;s suspicious.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 3708622, member: 12952"] Sorry, I haven't posted for some time, been busy with local stuff. But I wish to share a tale of what happened to me on Thursday. I carry 2 radios with me (1) a floating hand held marine and (2 ) a police scanner. In Mass. no one may fire a weapon within 500 ft of a residence, I was in my boat off the coast well beyond that distance. I had decided to use up some old ammo for my .22 , So I fire off a few rounds, I pick a spot in the ocean about 15 or so feet from my boat to see if I can get them close together, I angle my shots down ward so that I can see where they land. Now my back is to the land and no other vessels are within a mile from me. I only was using one magazine and loose rounds, so I needed to reload often. Anyhow I fire off a couple of rounds and I hear over the police scanner that some one called to report gunshots. So I moved away from the area farther out to sea and continue with my actions. Now I'm a couple of miles out and the responding officer says that I have left the area and to open a report that he will follow up on later. So since I know the officer, I thought he would have a chat with me later. Well, the reporting party thought it was odd that I would travel a way , stop and fire . Now the reporting party's house on a cliff high above the sea level. This person continues to relay my movements to the local police as now I'm about 4-5 miles out. Anyhow I hear the local PD call my name over the marine radio, to which I answered requesting that I meet the officer at the local dock. When I arrived not only was the local cop there but the State Fish & Game officer, too. I had done nothing wrong and was within all my rights . The local cop told me that the person who was spying on me , thought it was strange that I moving and stopping to shoot. I explained to him that it was illegal to shot from a moving vessels, to which the Fish & Game officer said that I knew the law. I have lobster traps right in front of the reporting party's house , yet they never call the cops when they see other's hauling my traps. BUT A PERSON WITH A GUN ,well that's suspicious. [/QUOTE]

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