Residents around Lac Pilon in the Laurentians are increasingly alarmed by the frequent sound of gunshots piercing the quiet of their community.
According to Jean Charbonneau, a local resident and president of the Lac Pilon Residents’ Association, the noise stems from target practice occurring on nearby public property.
Charbonneau, who is worried about the safety of his family, particularly his grandchildren, noted that there is always a risk of stray bullets.
“There’s always the risk of a stray bullet because they may not always be shooting away from the houses,” he explained.
He said almost every one of the families living in the 60 homes around the lake is disturbed by the target practice, which has happened at least four times, most recently last week.
And it’s not just the noise.
In the forest where the shooters go, litter is everywhere: ammunition from rifles and shotguns, pottery pieces and cardboard targets full of bullet holes.
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