Is Smyrna Bullet-Proof?
The gun maker, Glock, wants to open a firing range behind its headquarters in Smyrna.
Nearby residents say that the problem with Glock’s plan, is gunfire too close to their homes and backyards. They are also worried that the Smyrna firing range would be built on a large plot of vacant, undeveloped land, which sits behind Glock’s manufacturing facility on Highlands Parkway. The residents say that the previously untouched land will be replaced by concrete, a few shrubs and flying bullets.
Lawyers for Glock say that the firing range would create jobs, but a group of residents are fighting the plan. Smyrna’s City Council was scheduled to vote on the request on Tuesday, July 20, but Glock wants the vote delayed until late July/early August.