Florida homeowners can no longer set up backyard gun ranges after Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill into law Wednesday outlawing them.
The bill was brought to light, in part, because of a St. Petersburg man's decision to build a gun range in his backyard. It turns out there was no law prohibiting it.
Joseph Carannante said he built the gun range in his yard to save him time and money.
"I haven't even fired a single shot and I'm being threatened with my life," said Carannante. "People swatting my house, I mean, pretty serious stuff."
Shooter's World of Tampa offered Carannante a one year free membership at its commercial gun range.
The bill (SB 130) that Scott signed into law bans the recreational use of firearms on residential property in neighborhoods where there are one or more homes per acre of land.
The law does specify that property owners can still fire a weapon to protect themselves or their property.