SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio gun club being sued over safety concerns will continue to cease fire until its upcoming trial.
The San Antonio Target, Hunting and Fishing Club was ordered to halt gun operations, including its shotgun range, pistol range and trap and target shooting, court documents show.
Shooting activities were already prohibited at the gun club under a temporary restraining order issued by a judge on Dec. 17. A jury trial is set for July 7.
Lawsuit details
Earlier this month, Acton Academy North San Antonio filed a plea to intervene in the lawsuit filed by SA Given to Fly, LP, which owns about 40 acres of largely undeveloped land next to the gun club on West Hausman Road, in between Babcock Road and JV Bacon Parkway.
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Acton Academy sits on the other side of SA Given to Fly’s land, where its attorney says it has 44 students between 3 and 11 years old.
“Our only concern is to make sure the children are safe,” the attorney, Stephen Foster, said Tuesday.
The school did not introduce any specific, new claims, but echoed the concerns from SA Given to Fly’s lawsuit about stray projectiles, a lack of safety measures, and a claim the club “operates more like a drinking fraternity.”
“If the claims of the Plaintiffs are even partially true or close to accurate, the school and all children, staff, teachers, parents, etc. are in immediate and serious danger from the drinking and shooting activities occurring at the location of the Defendant,” the school states in its lawsuit.
In an emailed statement through its attorney’s office, the club said it “upholds stringent safety protocols and maintains open communication with its neighbors to address any concerns in a constructive and collaborative manner.”
“It is noteworthy that Acton Academy, which has not previously contacted the San Antonio Target, Hunting, and Fishing Club or brought forward any concerns, has chosen to intervene in this litigation to opportunistically air unfounded allegations. This approach is both surprising and unproductive.”
A partner with SA Given to Fly, which is connected to Mosaic Land Development, told KSAT the partnership had bought the land as an investment. There were plans that single-family homes could be developed on it.
The issues with the gun club, he said, had paused those plans.
SA Given to Fly is seeking more than $1 million, but Foster said Acton Academy doesn’t want money.
Though its original and first amended petitions state the school is entitled to damages, Foster shared a newer petition with KSAT stating it “is not requesting monetary damages at this time.”
The further amended petition said the school maintained the right to request damages, though, if “substantial litigation or additional actions are required.”
Greenway lawsuit
The club just escaped from a second lawsuit by a cyclist, Jose Ordonez, who says a stray shotgun pellet hit him in the helmet and knocked him from his bike in August 2022 on the Leon Creek Greenway, part of the city’s Greenway Trails System that borders the eastern edge of the gun club.
The club argued that Ordonez, who filed his lawsuit in August 2024, failed to serve SATHFC with an expert report as required, and a judge dismissed the lawsuit on Jan. 7.
However, Ordonez’s attorney, Desi Martinez, told KSAT that their case against the individual believed to be shooting at the time, David Hegedusich, could continue.
Hegedusich filed a brief response to the lawsuit, generally denying the claims. His attorney, Dan Vana, did not immediately respond to KSAT’s call requesting comment.
Ordonez’s claim about a stray projectile hitting him also appeared in SA Given to Fly’s lawsuit.
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