Rockbridge County Planning Commission Proposing Shooting and Hunting Restrictions

 

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 Rockbridge County, shoot at a range located in Rockbridge County, or hunt in Rockbridge County.

 

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 150 South Main St, Lexington, VA 24450.  The phone is (540) 463-4361.

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 Rockbridge County and can attend the hearing and speak against all of these unnecessary restrictions, please do so.  

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:


MARTIN, CLARENCE (Chairman)

PO BOX 232

GLASGOW, VA 24555

Home: 540-258-2867

email: martincla24555@yahoo.com

NATURAL BRIDGE DISTRICT

 Term Expires November 12, 2010
 

MCCOWN, JIM

1089 FARMHOUSE ROAD

ROCKBRIDGE BATHS, VA 24473

Home: 348-5709 

KERRS CREEK DISTRICT

CHRIS WISE (Vice Chairman)

423 SHEEP CREEK LANE

FAIRFIELD VA 24435

HOME: 540-261-1909

Email: jwise@wlu.edu

SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT

Term Expires March 23, 2009
 

EUGENE BROWNING

153 CEDARFORD LN

NATURAL BRIDGE VA 24578

Home: 540-463-6367

BUFFALO DISTRICT

 Term Expires May 11, 2010

ALPHIN, TIMMY

PO BOX 273

GOSHEN VA 24439

Home: 540-997-0172

Email: talphin@corlink.com

WALKERS CREEK DISTRICT

 Term Expires February 12, 2008
 

SMITH, MACK R.

 (Board Representative)

40 PINE FOREST ROAD

LEXINGTON, VA 24550

Home: 540-463-7551

email: smithfarms@rockbridge.net

BUFFALO DISTRICT

 Term Expires January 10, 2007


You can also go to the Rockbridge County web site at http://www.co.rockbridge.va.us/departments/planning/pc_%20list.htm.


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