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GENERAL RULES - ALL OUTDOOR RANGES

1. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES ALL NEW MEMBERS, PRIOR TO USING ANY RANGE, TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH AND FOLLOW THE OPERATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL RANGE. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS EXIST FOR HUNTING AND FISHING ACTIVITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE NEAR AND AROUND SOME OF THE OUTDOOR RANGES. KNOWING THE RULES IS ONE STEP TO ENSURE A SAFE AND HAPPY MEMBERSHIP EXPERIENCE.
   
   
2. ALL RANGES REQUIRE A SIGN IN AND OUT FOR ALL SHOOTERS USING PROPER NAME (I.E. FIRST & LAST NAME) WITH TIMES ANNOTATED. PLEASE INCLUDE THE NAMES OF YOUR SHOOTING GUESTS.
   
   
3. HEARING AND EYE PROTECTION ARE MANDATORY ON ALL RANGES.
   
   
4. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALLOWED AT RANGES.
   
   
5. REMOVE (PICK UP) YOUR DEBRIS BEFORE YOU LEAVE AND THROW IT IN THE PROPER CONTAINER(S) GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE RANGE HOUSE. PLEASE HELP US KEEP THE SHOOTING RANGES FREE FROM LITTER.
   
   
6. THE RANGE IS AVAILABLE FOR USE BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND SUNSET AS POSTED IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. SUNSET TIMES ARE GENERALLY POSTED IN THE RANGE HOUSE.
   
   
7. ALWAYS ENTER RANGES USING THE DOORWAY OF THE SHOOTING HOUSE OR DESIGNATED APPROACH FROM BEHIND THE FIRING LINE. DO NOT ENTER OR APPROACH THE RANGE FROM ANY OTHER DIRECTION.
   
   
8. THE FOLLOWING AMMUNITIONS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON ANY RANGE: TRACER, INCENDIARY, STEEL CORE OR ARMOR PIERCING.
   
   
9. AUTOMATIC FIREARMS OR SEMI AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FITTED WITH TRIGGER RATCHETS OR OTHER ADD ON DEVICES THAT CREATE AUTOMATIC FIRE ARE NOT ALLOWED.
   
   
10. WHENEVER A CEASE FIRE IS CALLED, ALL SHOOTING MUST IMMEDIATELY STOP. GUNS ARE TO BE MADE SAFE, (CLEARING THE CHAMBER AND REMOVEING THE CLIP, OR OPENING THE CYLINDER OR BREAKING THE ACTION). THE GUN SHOULD THEN BE PLACED ON THE TABLE IN FRONT OF YOU UNTOUCHED UNTIL THE REASON FOR THE CEASE FIRE IS ANNOUNCED AND THE FIRING RANGE IS RETURNED TO FIRING STATUS. UPON HEARING A REQUEST TO GO DOWN RANGE FOR ANY REASON, DO NOT HANDLE ANY GUN IN OR NEAR THE FIRING LINE UNTIL THE PERSON(S) HAVE RETURNED AND THE RANGE IS RETURNED TO FIRING STATUS.
    
    
11. DO NOT USE BOTTLES OR CANS AS TARGETS. DO NOT ATTACH TARGETS TO TARGET STRUCTURAL SUPPORT POSTS, BEAMS OR TREES.
    
    
12. NO PERSONAL STEEL TARGETS ARE ALLOWED ON ANY RANGE. TARGETS AUTHORIZED BY THE RANGE COMMITTEE ARE THE ONLY TARGETS APPROVED FOR USE. STEEL TARGETS HINGED AT THE BOTTOM AND PROVIDED BY THE CLUB, (FALL DOWN TARGETS), ARE USED DURING FIELD DAY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON
    
    
13. ALL MINORS (UNDER AGE 18) MUST BE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES. ALL GUESTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MEMBER AT ALL TIMES. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR GUESTS. DURING OCCASIONS WERE A MEMBER LEAVES THE RANGE FOR ANY REASON THE GUEST MUST ALSO DEPART THE RANGE.
    
    
14. DURING CLUB SANCTIONED EVENTS, QUALIFIED RANGE SAFETY OFFICERS ARE ALWAYS IN ATTENDANCE ON ALL ACTIVE RANGES. RANGE SAFTY OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUPERVISE UNDER AGE SHOOTERS ON A ONE ON ONE BASIS. THIS REQUIREMENT ENSURES A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL SHOOTERS.
    
    
15. WHEN NOT IN USE ALL FIREARM ACTIONS SHALL BE IN THE OPEN POSITION OR FIXED WITH AN APPROPRIATE OPEN ACTION INDICATOR. HOWEVER, BREAK ACTION GUNS STORED IN THE GUN RACK PROVIDED ON SOME RANGES ARE EXCLUDED.
    
    
16. SHOTGUNS USING SLUGS, NOT SHOT, MAY BE SIGHTED IN USING PAPER TARGETS ATTACHED TO PALLETS THAT ARE MOUNTED ON SUPPLIED PALLET HOLDERS, LOCATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF BERM ON APPROPRIATE RANGES.
    
    
17. ALL TARGETS ARE TO BE PLACED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF AND WITHIN THE BERM PROFILE USING PALLETS MOUNTED ON SUPPLIED PALLET HOLDERS. PAPER TARGETS ARE TO BE STAPLED OR TACKED TO PALLETS. BOWLING PINS OR CLAY TARGETS MAY PLACED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF AND WITHIN THE BERM BLACK POWDER PISTOLS, RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS ARE ALLOWED. PLEASE BE THOUGHTFUL OF OTHER SHOOTERS. PLASTIC REACTIVE TARGETS SHOULD BE PLACED IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF AND WITHIN THE PROFILE THE BERM.
    
    
18. TARGETS ARE TO BE PLACED AT ESTABLISHED STATIONS ONLY. NO TARGET IS TO BE PLACED AT ANY OTHER STATION. EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS DURING FIELD DAYS AND WITH THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON. NO TARGET OF ANY KIND IS TO BE PLACED ON THE GROUND, EXCEPT FOR BOWLING PINS OR CLAY TARGETS PLACED ON AND WITHIN THE PROFILE OF THE BERM.
    
    
19. YOU MAY ONLY SHOOT DIRECTLY AT THE BERM WITHIN THE RANGE ENCLOSURES (I.E. FIRING LINE). SHOOTING FROM IN FRONT OF THE ENCLOSURE IS ONLY PERMITTED AS FOLLOWS: FOR FIELD DAY, TRAINING IE; POLICE QUALIFICATIONS OR GUARD QUALIFICATIONS AS AUTHORIZED BY THE RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON. ALL OTHER SHOOTING MUST BE DONE FROM THE FIRING LINE.
    
    
20. POLICE QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE POSTED IN THE RANGE HOUSE AND IN CLUB HOUSE AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE. ADDITIONALLY, A NOTICE WILL GENERALLY BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWS LETTER IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON CLUB SHOOTERS.
    
    
21. DEFECTIVE OR DUD AMMUNITION IS TO BE DISPOSED OF IN THE RED CONTAINER NEAR THE OUTDOOR COOKING AREA ADJACENT TO THE CLUB HOUSE.
    
    
22. ALL BRASS RE-LOADABLE AND NON RE-LOADABLE CASES ARE TO BE PLACED IN METAL RECYCLE CONTAINERS. PAPER OR CARDBOARD SHOULD BE PUT IN TRASH CONTAINERS. PLEASE EMPTY TRASH CONTAINERS WHEN THEY ARE FULL INTO THE DUMPSTER LOCATED IN THE PARKING LOT.
    
    
23. A FIRST AID BOX IS LOCATED IN THE CLUB HOUSE MEETING ROOM AND VARIOUS SHOOTING RANGE HOUSES FOR EMERGENCY USE. PLEASE FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THEIR LOCATIONS. PLEASE INFORM THE RANGE COMMITTEE IF SUPPLIES ARE USED TO RESTOCK THE BOX.
    
    
24. DOORS TO SHOOTING HOUSES ARE TO BE CLOSED DURING SHOOTING TO MINIMIZE NOISE FROM THE RANGE.
    
    
25. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
    
    
26. REPORT ANY AND ALL RANGE DEFICIENCIES TO THE APPROPRIATE RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN IN A TIMELY MANNER.
    
    

FOR YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY THE RANGE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT SHOOTERS DO NOT EAT, DRINK FROM OPEN CONTAINERS OR SMOKE WHEN NEAR THE SHOOTING BENCH AREA. YOU SHOULD WASH UP AFTER SHOOTING.

REPORT ANY AND ALL RANGE DEFICIENCIES TO THE APPROPRIATE RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON IN A TIMELY MANNER.

PLEASE ADDRESS ALL SAFETY ISSUES WITH MEMBERS IMMEDIATELY AS THEY OCCUR, AND FORWARD ANY SAFETY ISSUES TO THE RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR RESOLUTION.

VIOLATION OF THESE RULES WILL SUBJECT YOU TO A DISCIPLINARY REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PLEASE CONTACT THE RANGE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON WITH ANY QUESTIONS. CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE MONTHLY NEWS LETTER SENT TO EVERY MEMBER.

Effective 12-04-10

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