Parents feel blindsided by gun shop location

'We're blindsided': Parents rally against a gun store set to open next to daycare center in Goleta

Alexander Barone moved to Goleta to raise two children, five months and two-and-a-half-years old.    But 18 months after relocating, Barone said he might move his family out, after learning that a gun store would occupy a storefront next to the local daycare where his children are enrolled.  “The only thing separating them is a see-through chain link fence,” Barone said. “Our kids will be playing in the playground that looks directly into a gun …

Goleta Residents Oppose Gun Shop Opening Next to Preschool, Daycare

Some Ellwood area residents are furious after learning a local gun shop is set to officially open its doors next month on Hollister Avenue next to a preschool and daycare facility.  A few dozen Goleta community members gathered at a small park in the Santa Barbara Shores neighborhood on Monday to protest Goodland Guns’ upcoming move to 7443 Hollister Ave., next to the Here We Grow Early Learning Center.  Community members raised safety concerns,…

Parents feel blindsided by gun shop location

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) An Nextdoor.com thread about Goodland Guns going in next the How We Grow Learning Center on Hollister Ave in Goleta led to this meeting in a park near Ellwood Elementary. Dr. Daniel Mizrahi said parents feel blindsided. "I am encouraged by the amount of people that came out, the conversation that we The post Parents feel blindsided by gun shop location appeared first on News Channel 3-12.