Thread: Otorohanga rifle range closed

@Gillie and @No.3

Perhaps I wasn't clear on what I asked, and certainly Nicole McKee was using pretty wide brush strokes when she claimed to know of ranges or clubs which had CLOSED PERMANENTLY as a result of legislative changes.

Perhaps I should clarify what I think defines a Club or range before the legislation and what does not.

A pre legislative Club would have a carpark, Club rooms, toilets, Cafe or kitchen, a committee, President, secretary, treasurer and range officials. The range would have a mound, targets (or target frames),set up at specific, measured distances. When I visualize a Club range think of Trentham Army Camp, the NZDA Kaitoke, Kaituna Rifle Range.

So the question is, can anyone NAME an actual established Club or range which has permanently closed as a result of r legislative changes.

The definition of Club or range excludes, a few mates getting together in the local quarry, or farm paddock, to shoot a few targets and compare rifles and talk about ballistics. Those sorts of activities flew under the radar and never sort to become "Officially recognized," so cannot be said to have closed due to legislative changes. The activities may have ceased, for fear of prosecution, but CLOSED? Yeah, but nah!

Perhaps Nicole McKee is talking pork pies!?