Proposed gun range a nightmare for nearby daycare

photo In Chickamauga, parents and workers fear that a proposed gun range will ruin the peace.

CHICKAMAUGA, GA - It's 30 minutes into nap time at the Academy For Little People in Chickamauga. Parents and workers fear that a proposed gun range will ruin the peace.

It's a wake-up call for director Sharon Armour. "We don't want our kids hearing gunshots going off throughout the day," she says.

A businessman who owns a gun shop in Fort Oglethorpe is looking to build an outdoor range at a, now vacant, farmers equipment shop on Highway 27 just outside the Chickamauga Battlefield. The proposal states the range will be used for firearm training and calls for manufacturing ammunition.

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