meeting will be held December 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Carson Center Community Center at 851 East William Street. Looks like the Sheriff is on our side, but I think there going to try to shut it down anyway. If your in the area you should go to the meeting. It's time to start fighting back.

Frankly, the only way that range is going to stay open is with Range Officers. People have proven they aren't responsible enough to keep rounds on the right side of an entire fucking mountainside.

I've personally had to stop people from going out past the pistol bays and shooting out over Brunswick Canyon.

That's not the direction there complaining about. It's 1 guy at the dump complaining. I'm not giving up on any issue I'm going to fight them on everything. If you do nothing that's exactly what you will get.

Don't get me wrong, I want the range to stay open. I'm aware of the dump guy complaining. I'm simply of the opinion that Thunder Dome is going to have to get ROs, or will be shut down for liability issues.

I've quit hosting events there because of safety concerns. Even when I reserve an area and have theoretical responsibility for it, and provide ROs for my shoots, other people not involved in my shoot are a safety issue.

I've heard talk that the city wants the land to expand the dump site.  May just be rumors, but if true they will continue to reduce hours of operation and otherwise make use so much of a hassle people will just stop going giving them the excuse needed.  We shall see.

Well that’s one way to encourage people to shoot in the hills. I’m in Reno and will drive there versus going to the Washoe Co. range. I guess I’ll start looking for spots in the hills.

I am going to see what I can do to help http://www.carsonrapc.org/membership.html

We are in trouble. We need to educate our self's on how politics and how the system works. Tonight's meeting was like going to a victim support group. Almost no one had any good questions and no one had any good suggestions. We have allot to learn if we have any chance of fighting them. On a side note the 2 city council and the sheriff are on our side.

That's when the magic fire-starting bullets ignite raging infernos and they start implementing bans on shooting on public/private land.

Washoe county range won't let me shoot my 50 BMG so I've been going to the carson range.   Really hope it doesn't get shut down.

Why not?   If your not using steel core or tracers, they should have no reason to not let you shoot.   Especially if they are not full.

Semper Fi,

Luis R.

Fuck us all. If you can't shoot in Nevada, then where the hell CAN we shoot? Fuck them libterd assholes. #PowderDry

I have some bad news:

Oh, because the muzzle blast might bother the pussies on either side.

You could join the 50 BMG matches they hold quarterly out there.

Board of Supervisors - Carson City County

Let me know if the link works, please. Looks like the proposed development is due west, maybe a little north, of the range.

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The green lot is what looks to be the closest of those APNs to the range. Blue highlights one of the range parcels, you can see the pistol bays in the other parcel just south of it.

I will tell you that pussies or not the muzzle breaks on the 50 are a royal bitch when you’re sitting next to it (or a couple of tables over).   If the range was pretty empty then I agree with you, it was BS.   If however there were not too many empty spots, then I think it was best that you didn’t shoot it.

Either way,  if you feel like it. Write a complaint latter to the Parks Dept.  and/or the County board.  And state your case.

Semper Fi,

Luis R.

Thanks, that makes more sense than expanding the dump that far.

What you are going through is what we up here in western Washington state went through a few years ago.  Our local (private) range was shut down because someone bought a house next door then files a noise complaint.  From my house I have exactly 1 range within a hour drive to shoot at.  it is private and costs $50 a year.  it's only 100 yards and rules include no more than 5 rounds in a magazine, can't shoot faster than 1 round a second, you can only bring 1 weapon into the range at a time, no collecting brass (they keep it and sell it for scrap), only use their targets.  They have 5 shooting stations for rifle and 5 for pistol and you can only shoot for 1 hour if someone is waiting.

I'm not complaining too much because it is somewhere to shoot, but all the larger and good ranges that ran any sort of competitions or allowed you to stretch out beyond 100 yards are gone.  I have to drive 3 hours to shoot real distance or participate in any competitions.  Once people learn that they can shut down a range if they elect the right people or file the right noise complaint I fear you will all be going the direction we did. You do have the option of public land which is nice. Our closest public land is 2.5 hours away and they are in talks now to limit shooting on it so my advise is to fight every fight you face because if not you can look north or west to see your future.

Wow. That really blows.

It's sad.