Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

When I comes to range shooting, I know next to nothing. The last time I did much shooting was when I lived in Western New York where just about every township has a private Rod and Gun club. They all had ranges. Not many were set up for pistol ranges that I remember - NY is VERY unfriendly concerni...

Well, it's just my opinion, but I'd say that generally speaking there ain't really any overwhelming specifically anti-gun sentiment that's doing what you complain about. It's basically 3 things: First, regulation. Zoning and land use laws as well as the "NIMBY" (Not In My Back Yard) syndr...

Next, you have to find land that is zoned Commerical, UC-3. Good luck. Then, you have to get special land-use permits part 300, part 700 and the entire 008 series. Then you have wait for Department of Planning and Development Review Land Use Administration Division to vote on your variance. Guess w...

You moved to the wrong corner of the state. Up here in NoVA there are quite a few ranges... if you are into hand guns. If you want to shoot rifles, outdoors, well, you're going to have to drive a while to find a range. The state does have a number of nice public, free ranges, but they are not co-lo...

All, Does anyone agree? Should we be pushing for ordinance changes and grant variants to allow for the building of more ranges in this state? The shooting sport is suffering guys and gals and I just wanted to point out that I appear to be the only one who sees it - and that scares me. Anyone with m...

Great idea! State parks might be able to pull it off faster than federal parks, but your right, there'll be red tape that will take time, even if people like the idea. But that's just one example of where we need it to open up. Why don't we have ordinances to allow for existing, unused land to be re...

LoL, quite true. Forget the zitty teenager and tell range users that their mother doesn't live there. Good idea. So what do we do? There appear to be some and perhaps many that simply don't see this as a problem. I came from a state where I was within 30 minutes or less of 5 public ranges, including...

I'll grant you the Colonial Heights one. Only 7 lanes, but its never full and it's pretty nice. One point for you. Fort Lee POW - You just included a range that's open 6 hours a week as your point that we have viable options. No score there. Colonial - Um. Its not open. Soooo how does that help me? ...

So, why is that the case? The key ingredients couldn't be more simple .. and cheap: 1. 150 yards of land, relatively well graded 2. A good mound of dirt, shaped into a "U" 3. Wooden posts buried at regular intervals 4. A kid willing to pick up spent brass at the end of the day 5. A guy who...

All, I don't know if this is really an op-ed rant or what, but I wanted to get something off my chest. I live in Chesterfield, southside of Richmond. I know that this is a traditionally gun friendly state, right? It was billed that way. I moved into this area from out west about 15 months ago. The a...

All, I don't know if this is really an op-ed rant or what, but I wanted to get something off my chest. I live in Chesterfield, southside of Richmond. I know that this is a traditionally gun friendly state, right? It was billed that way. I moved into this area from out west about 15 months ago. The a...

Hello all. Another newbie.