RAYMOND (WGME) -- A Raymond homeowner is at her wit's end over the sound of gunfire coming from next door.
She reached out to CBS13 about this, begging for help.
However, there's only so much that can be done about it.
"It's more than frustrating. It's anxiety-inducing," Raymond resident Kristine Bedford said.
Bedford has lived in a Raymond neighborhood since 2019.
New neighbors moved in earlier this year.
"Some of what he fires is so loud it shakes my walls, shakes them. And it goes on for hours and hours," Bedford said.
The next-door homeowners declined to comment, and they did not appear to be around while CBS13 was there.
"I work from home. I can't live like this," Bedford said.
She found there was no noise ordinance for the town.
"Part of it's because of enforcement issues. Who enforces it? Who determines what's loud?" Raymond Interim Town Manager and Town Clerk Sue Look said.
The town of Raymond isn't alone.
We called the surrounding towns. Windham and Poland officials say they don't have a noise ordinance either.
New Gloucester's town manager says they do have a noise ordinance.
CBS13 Reporter Mal Meyer: "Does the town have any kind of ordinance when it comes to having a gun range or shooting on your property?"
Look: "We don't because the state has laws pertaining to guns and enforces the state rules and statutes."
The town of Poland told us the same thing. The law dictates how close you can fire a gun near things like the road or houses.
Meyer: "So as long as those are met, it's allowed to go on?"
Look: "Yes."
If there's a concern, law enforcement could look into it. Or Look says Bedford could consult an attorney.
"It's mostly a state statute issue, and the town is very limited as I understand it for what we can do," Look said.
Bedford is circulating a petition, hoping to change town ordinances. She wants to ban the discharge of firearms, along with any existing or future use of firearm ranges, specifically in a subdivision.
"This is not somebody in their backyard target shooting. There's a big difference," Bedford said.
Even if she gets enough signatures, it has to go through a town process before potentially heading to a vote.
The town says Bedford would have to submit those signatures in the next couple of months for it to possibly be ready for the annual meeting in June.
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