Colorado Springs Family Concerned About Shooting On Property

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- A family living on 35 acres near Colorado Springs believes people are using their property as a shooting range. This, despite signs posted that inform trespassers of the private property.

Homeowners living near Colorado Springs are upset people continue to use their property as a shooting range without permission. (credit: CBS)

The residents have been hearing the gunfire but didn't think too much of it until they started finding bullet holes and shell casings.

Homeowners living near Colorado Springs are upset people continue to use their property as a shooting range without permission. (credit: CBS)

The Cronin family put up signs but those seem to be ignored.

Homeowners living near Colorado Springs are upset people continue to use their property as a shooting range without permission. (credit: CBS)

"It's not okay to be shooting on private property. You could be shooting where people live. And you could be endangering families," said homeowner Rachel Cronin.

Homeowners living near Colorado Springs are upset people continue to use their property as a shooting range without permission. (credit: CBS)

There is an area open for shooting several miles down the road from the Cronin's property. There is a belief that people stop at their property to warm up before they reach the shooting range.

Homeowners living near Colorado Springs are upset people continue to use their property as a shooting range without permission. (credit: CBS)
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