Sometime today, RSM senior management will head over to the
range one last time to pick up the paperwork and odds and ends that constitute
the company’s property remaining at the FETC.
I would imagine that the flood of memories and the awkward glances from
WCSO staff you used to consider friends will make it uncomfortable for the
fellas – this is not how they deserved to go out. Just shameful.
If you watched the video from Monday’s work group you know
that there are still many questions left unanswered. It will be interesting and
instructive to keep an eye on doings at the WCFETC to see how it all eventually
shakes out. Will they, in fact, continue
to offer public access to the range or will Sheriff Baker get his dream of an
LETC free from the vermin of the public (BTW, aren’t LEO’s citizens just like
non-LEO’s?). If public hours are
offered, will there be more than the 20 hours a week offered by RSM or
fewer? [ED: My personal opinion – there
WILL be public hours. There will be four
of them between 8am and noon on Sundays, twice a month] Does my range card
still get me in or do I need to pass another orientation to use the range? Do the annual members get a discount or
refund? Any updates on that $100,000
Feasibility Study? And of course, how will the range become MORE profitable if you’re running it FREE to the
public?
We here at WakeRange.com will be stepping back from the
daily monitoring of the situation but we’ll not step down. 8500 people signed
Mark Valetta’s petition, WakeRange.com has been accessed 2000 times, 300-ish
people actually showed up for the Commission meeting on the 6th –
that’s a lot of folks with a passion for keeping the range accessible and safe
for the shooters of Wake County. That’s
also a lot of eyes and ears that can watch and listen for updates on
circumstances at the Wake County Firearms Education and Training Center. Over the next several weeks and months if you
see or hear of any developments please ping a quick email to ProfoundMan@Gmail.com or tweet to
@TheProfounds . We’ll continue to update
this site as a resource for all concerned. Also, we’ve listed the email
addresses of each of the County Commissioners on the website for your
convenience. It seems important that
they be kept informed of the consequences of their actions as time goes
by.
It has been a true pleasure and honor serving as your RO’s,
Instructors and friends over these many years.
The warm memories will be with us always.
Be safe, have fun!
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