Guns: Guns, guns, everywhere, but not a place to shoot...

South Florida, for all its tropical trappings, sometimes has the feel of New Jersey thanks to the huge population of snowbird retirees from the Eastern Seaboard. This means constant, crowded development (the housing boom and bust hit here first) and a NIMBY attitude to shooting ranges. Visitors might be surprised to find out that while Florida as a whole is relatively gun-friendly, there are actually only a few places to shoot here in Palm Beach County.

Oh, there are indoor handgun ranges, but it's slim pickings for rifle and shotgun shooting. The closest range ("close" being a relative term) that allows you to use your own ammo is the PBSO range, which is open to the public only a few days each month. It's a painful switch to make if you're used to be able to shoot every week, but it's better than not having anywhere to shoot at all.