One year ago, Jan Morgan, owner of the
gun range in Arkansas and a conservative speaker and gun rights advocate, banned Muslim patrons, writing, "Since I have no way of discerning which muslims will or will not kill in the name of their religion and the commands in their koran, I choose to err on the side of caution for the safety of my patrons, just as I would anyone else who aligns himself with an organization that commands him to commit crimes against innocent people.
The bids require a
gun range to show that its indoor air recently has met federal safety standards and to provide results from recent lead-exposure tests or an inspection report showing compliance with federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
But state occupational health and safety officials were conducting their own probe of the Monday morning incident that was captured on video at a
gun range that caters in part to tourists visiting nearby Las Vegas.
In response to this, Mayor Emanuel proposed ordinance that would allow
gun ranges within the city.
The Public Safety Committee also asked the city administration to consider requiring
gun ranges to hire off-duty, paid detail police officers as an added safety measure.
It's tougher for
gun ranges anywhere to find the right spot, Morrell added.
The first solution was in front of us all along, but we needed someone else to point it out; Lujan set up a separate BB
gun range.
City of Chicago, the city adopted a handgun ordinance that required special permits and mandated range training, but banned
gun ranges inside city limits.
Jonathan Finkelstein, representing the
gun range, said that ranges are allowed to accept unlicensed patrons, according to the licenses that allow them to operate as
gun ranges.
The guide is available this fall at
gun ranges, gun clubs and Winchester dealers throughout the country.
State law protects
gun ranges from nuisance lawsuits if they restrict shooting to daytime hours.
CHICAGO -- The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) today filed a lawsuit in federal court against the City of Chicago's new gun ordinance, asserting that "by banning
gun ranges open to the publicOunder color of law," the city is depriving citizens of their right to keep and bear arms in violation of the Second Amendment to the U.
