Range Bill a Return to Legitimization of American Gun Culture

By Dean Weingarten

U.S.A. -(Ammoland.com)- A nation of rifleman used to be a significant part of national defense. The bi-partisan passage of the “range bill” is an acknowledgment that promoting target practice is part of promoting national defense.

The bill is important because firing ranges are constantly under attack by those who wish for a disarmed population. The bill allows states to access excise taxes collected on the sale of ammunition and guns for the construction and improvement of shooting ranges. From NSSF Press Release:

The Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act, also known as the “Range Bill,” allows states to use their Pittman-Robertson Fund allocations to begin construction of new ranges, or improve existing state-run public recreational shooting ranges. Prior to this law’s enactment, states were required to put up 25 percent of the cost of range construction projects to access the matching 75 percent of Pittman-Robertson funds. Now, states can access those funds with a 10 percent match and will have five fiscal years to acquire land for range construction or expansion projects.

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