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The '''Regional Public Safety Firearms Training Center''' (or Albemarle County Firearms Training Facility) is a $4.5M | The '''Regional Public Safety Firearms Training Center''' (or Albemarle County Firearms Training Facility) is a $4.5M 36,000 square foot firing range and firearms training center located in southern Albemarle County, open as of March 2021.<ref><nowiki>https://www.cbs19news.com/story/41894520/gun-firing-range-ready-for-use-in-albemarle-county</nowiki></ref> 36,000 square foot, single-story indoor firing range includes 12 firing positions at both 50 yards and at 100 yards, each capable of training live fire ammunition up to .50 caliber, and a 30-person classroom with audiovisual and distance learning capability.<ref>https://www.cnpublicsafety.com/project/albemarle-county-firearms-training-facility/</ref> An initial decision to locate the facility outdoors in [[Keene]] was overturned by the [[Board of Supervisors]] in August after an outcry from southern residents of the county. $2.9 million in funding for the project was granted to the county from the Virginia attorney general's office. The project is a joint venture of the [[University of Virginia]] and the [[Albemarle County]] and [[Charlottesville]] police departments.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=State gift will go a long way toward police firing range|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/state-gift-will-go-a-long-way-toward-police-firing/article_6b68f882-6b56-11e3-9d11-001a4bcf6878.html|author=J. Reynolds Hutchins|pageno=|printdate=December 22, 2013|publishdate=December 22, 2013|accessdate=December 30, 2013|cturl=}}</ref> | ||
Neighbors and the [[Piedmont Environmental Council]] were opposed because the land is in the county's rural area.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=City, county reiterate support of Keene shooting range|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/article_f6bb6622-2b8d-11e2-a497-0019bb30f31a.html|author=Aaron Richardson|pageno=|printdate=November 10, 2012|publishdate=November 10, 2012|accessdate=November 29, 2012|cturl=}}</ref> | Neighbors and the [[Piedmont Environmental Council]] were opposed because the land is in the county's rural area.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=City, county reiterate support of Keene shooting range|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/article_f6bb6622-2b8d-11e2-a497-0019bb30f31a.html|author=Aaron Richardson|pageno=|printdate=November 10, 2012|publishdate=November 10, 2012|accessdate=November 29, 2012|cturl=}}</ref> |
Revision as of 16:32, 16 March 2021
The Regional Public Safety Firearms Training Center (or Albemarle County Firearms Training Facility) is a $4.5M 36,000 square foot firing range and firearms training center located in southern Albemarle County, open as of March 2021.[1] 36,000 square foot, single-story indoor firing range includes 12 firing positions at both 50 yards and at 100 yards, each capable of training live fire ammunition up to .50 caliber, and a 30-person classroom with audiovisual and distance learning capability.[2] An initial decision to locate the facility outdoors in Keene was overturned by the Board of Supervisors in August after an outcry from southern residents of the county. $2.9 million in funding for the project was granted to the county from the Virginia attorney general's office. The project is a joint venture of the University of Virginia and the Albemarle County and Charlottesville police departments.[3]
Neighbors and the Piedmont Environmental Council were opposed because the land is in the county's rural area.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.cbs19news.com/story/41894520/gun-firing-range-ready-for-use-in-albemarle-county
- ↑ https://www.cnpublicsafety.com/project/albemarle-county-firearms-training-facility/
- ↑ Web. State gift will go a long way toward police firing range, J. Reynolds Hutchins, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 22, 2013, retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ↑ Web. City, county reiterate support of Keene shooting range, Aaron Richardson, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 10, 2012, retrieved November 29, 2012.