Thanks for the great info, but “growing group” does not mean it’s equivalent to the unbelievably overwhelming quantity of firearms Christian fascist Republicans own.
It’s not surprising at all that vulnerable groups of people are buying guns, but go to any local range to see who’s training and see that very few non-republican minorities or women regularly train with them.
If you buy a firearm and never train marksmanship you might as well hand over these fascists your guns.
There’s one across the river in Washington State, the problem there being Oregon and Washington don’t have reciprocity on concealed carry, would be entirely too easy to accidentally get in trouble.
There’s a new one that’s been TRYING to open for 3 years now, LGBTQ+ friendly which is good, but I guess they’re having permit and construction issues. :( Gun shop is open, just not the range. They don’t even really have a website, just an Instagram. Feels rinky dink, but I’m hopeful!
I mean, I’ve been watching the new one for 3 years now, they have a building, and it’s mostly open, but they still can’t get the range functional.
I don’t know if it’s bad management, poor funding, or a lack of permitting or whatnot, but if they can’t pull it off with an actual operational business, it doesn’t give me much hope. :(
We’ll they’re trying to run a business and make a profit. You make a club and it’s a one time buyin for being able to co-own a piece of land. No one is profiting and so you don’t need to deal with all the red tape that comes with that.
Thanks for the great info, but “growing group” does not mean it’s equivalent to the unbelievably overwhelming quantity of firearms Christian fascist Republicans own.
It’s not surprising at all that vulnerable groups of people are buying guns, but go to any local range to see who’s training and see that very few non-republican minorities or women regularly train with them.
If you buy a firearm and never train marksmanship you might as well hand over these fascists your guns.
This is true and locally, the issue I face, is that way more ranges than I’m comfortable with require NRA membership and that’s simply a non-starter.
There are options, the one I used most often is run by the county sheriff:
https://www.clackamas.us/pstc
It’s a decent range, but directly run by the cops and there are issues with the cops here having worked directly with the fascists:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/disturbing-texts-between-oregon-police-far-right-group-prompts-investigation-n972161
I did my AR training here, decent folks, but it’s kind of a hike now from where I’m at:
https://www.threatdynamics.com/
There’s one across the river in Washington State, the problem there being Oregon and Washington don’t have reciprocity on concealed carry, would be entirely too easy to accidentally get in trouble.
https://www.englishpit.com/
There’s a new one that’s been TRYING to open for 3 years now, LGBTQ+ friendly which is good, but I guess they’re having permit and construction issues. :( Gun shop is open, just not the range. They don’t even really have a website, just an Instagram. Feels rinky dink, but I’m hopeful!
Get together with other like minded people, and create an LLC or co-op or whatever, pool you’re money, buy a chunk of land and make your own range.
I mean, I’ve been watching the new one for 3 years now, they have a building, and it’s mostly open, but they still can’t get the range functional.
I don’t know if it’s bad management, poor funding, or a lack of permitting or whatnot, but if they can’t pull it off with an actual operational business, it doesn’t give me much hope. :(
We’ll they’re trying to run a business and make a profit. You make a club and it’s a one time buyin for being able to co-own a piece of land. No one is profiting and so you don’t need to deal with all the red tape that comes with that.
If you have any federal land grants near you (often found in rural areas outside suburbs) you can shoot for free, into a berm.