Sen. Udall aims to expand federal funding for shooting ranges

[DavieD55]

Well, If you like being told when,What,Where,howmuch,If you can or cant then that type of funding is a good idea.

This would probably open the door for a whole lot of bureaucracy to come into your range.

[DavieD55]

Maybe he is one of the public officials we need to get attending a cleanup day with RMGO Bringing the lemonade to.

I'am guessing he would already be supplying the Kool-Aid.

[cstone]

As long as the local governments can run other recreational facilities, and operate at no cost to the taxpayers, I'm all for using bonds to develop public facilities. This shouldn't be any different than a public golf course or recreation center. Those who use them should pay for them. The rules will be determined by the users because when the rules are too onerous, no one will use the facility and it will fail. Failed facilities are often purchased by private owners who then become more responsive to the users. Either way, the risk is to the bond holders, and that risk is minimal because the sale of a public facility will often cover the amount owed on the outstanding bonds.

When there are as many public ranges as public golf courses, I will start worrying about why politicians want to spend money on them.