I admit to having been relatively unaware of how pervasive the movement to close gun ranges around the country has been. Recently, as an officer of a club, we experienced an insidious legal attack with such trumped up crap as I've ever seen in my life. The kicker was their claim to have been there before us which of course didn't stand in the light of day... they encroached upon us not vicea versa. We won the battle but are loosing the war. Their counsel has moved from administrative hearings to civil suit wrapping us up in the interim and costing us the loss of contracts with various local law enforcement agencies who utilized our facilities in the absence of their own taxpayer funded sites.
Here in South Dakota there is a vigorous movement to enact legislation that would grandfather all pre-existing ranges against this type of ludicrous attack.
But what has caught my eye of late is the double talk from the US Forest Service. They proclaim support of public access ranges in public lands but have in fact embarked on a campaign to close and eliminate all such sites.
Have you witnessed the closure of places to shoot in your area? Please share what you know of the circumstances.
-=[Bob]=-
Here in South Dakota there is a vigorous movement to enact legislation that would grandfather all pre-existing ranges against this type of ludicrous attack.
But what has caught my eye of late is the double talk from the US Forest Service. They proclaim support of public access ranges in public lands but have in fact embarked on a campaign to close and eliminate all such sites.
Have you witnessed the closure of places to shoot in your area? Please share what you know of the circumstances.
-=[Bob]=-