The Rockbridge County Planning Commission is considering
restrictions on your right to shoot and hunt in the county and it is important
that you contact the Rockbridge County Planning Commission and voice you
opposition to the proposed changes if you either live in
The Planning Commission is scheduled to meet Wednesday,
February 14th at 7 PM in the Court Room. The Commission will
have citizen comments early in the meeting. The County's main
government building is at
According to the agenda they will have "continued discussion" on
"Hunting and Shooting Clubs". Topics in the "continued
discussion" include:
·
restricting shooters to no more
than six (6) rounds in a magazine on a shooting range
·
prohibiting fully automatic
firearms at a shooting range
·
requiring a shooting range
to have at least 250 acres of land
·
If you have guests on your own
property shooting, you will be restricted to having such a shoot 4 times per
year and then you can only have 5 other people on your land shooting and you, or a family member
living there, MUST be present
·
limiting Sunday operation of shooting ranges to a total of 4
single day activities. These single day
activities shall begin after 12 noon and end one hour before sunset.
If you live in
If you can't make Wednesday's meeting, send an email or call the Commission
members, asking them not to adopt these unnecessary restrictions.
Be sure to notify your pro-gun friends, family, and
coworkers in Rockbridge about this.
Here is the contact information:
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MARTIN, CLARENCE (Chairman) Home: 540-258-2867 email: martincla24555@yahoo.com NATURAL BRIDGE DISTRICT Term Expires November 12, 2010 |
MCCOWN, JIM ROCKBRIDGE Home: 348-5709 KERRS CREEK DISTRICT |
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CHRIS WISE (Vice Chairman) HOME: 540-261-1909 Email: jwise@wlu.edu
SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT Term Expires March 23, 2009 |
EUGENE BROWNING Home: 540-463-6367 BUFFALO DISTRICT Term Expires May 11, 2010 |
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ALPHIN, TIMMY Home: 540-997-0172 Email: talphin@corlink.com WALKERS CREEK DISTRICT Term Expires February 12, 2008 |
SMITH, MACK R. (Board
Representative) Home: 540-463-7551 email: smithfarms@rockbridge.net BUFFALO DISTRICT Term Expires January 10, 2007 |
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