Unfortunately, this issue provokes a spasm of outrage among the easily outraged every so often.
Please take a moment to read the comments by "Mercenaria" from last March. They are spot-on and are worth re-reading.
http://www.eastbayri.com/news/gun-shots-kill-barrington-coves-quiet
As far as the MoveOn.org petition being signed from "folks from as far away as Illinois and Toronto, Canada", well, that tells you all you need to know about the agenda of people who are outraged by the concept of duck hunting, not the noise. It also tells you something about the legitimacy of the petition.
I live close to the water in Bristol. I hear the gunshots most weekend mornings. Sometimes it even wakes me up. I don't mind, however, because I know that the hunters are acting within the law and were doing so for a long period before I bought my home. Sometimes I picture how nice it must be to be up and around and out there on the water in the invigorating morning air.
During those time times when I wish I hadn't been awakened by the noise, I take comfort in the knowledge that the season is short and that people are getting pleasure from doing something they care and are passionate about.
As Mercenaria said: It's a mixed use area and it was that way before any of us bought or were born into our homes.
As Paul McCartney said: Let it be.
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