UPDATE: Vermont Man Will Demolish His Shooting Range Rather Than Face Jail Time

By Lee Williams  Daniel Banyai, who has been feuding with the town of Pawlet, Vermont over his 30-acre shooting range since 2013, has decided to demolish his private Slate Ridge range, rather than face an indefinite prison sentence.  Banyai, who also operates an organic farm at the same location, made the decision for the welfare … Read more

Vermont Range Owner, Accused of Offering ‘Paramilitary Training,’ Ordered Jailed Until His Range is Torn Down

By Lee Williams  A Vermont “environmental” court judge has ordered shooting range owner Daniel Banyai be arrested and held in state prison until he or the town he’s been feuding with for years over zoning issues – Pawlet, Vermont, population 1,386 – destroys all the structures on his private range.  This week, Judge Thomas Durkin, … Read more