Originally Posted by
tommygun
I'd give him an ultimatum under the guise of levelling with him; tell him you have every right to control pests on your own land and that the arms act does not specify any distance, then politely offer to use a shotgun instead of a .22 if it will make him feel safer due to the pellets having less effective range. If it were me I'd let the police know before the first time you start shooting, then let the neighbour know, then wait an hour or so before actually opening the safe. If he's as much of a dick as it seems he'll hopefully call the cops just because you said you were going to start shooting; he can't really make a case it was annoying or intimidating him if you haven't fired a shot yet, and it'll likely get the police on your side, 'boy who cried wolf' and all that.