VA-ALERT: Sussex Planning Commision at it again!

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VA-ALERT: Sussex Planning Commision at it again!

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Sussex Planning Commission at it again!
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Your attendance is needed at the Sussex Planning Commission Meeting
TOMORROW, Monday, July 11, at 6:00 p.m., in the General District
Courtroom, Sussex Judicial Center, 15098 Courthouse Road. They are
continuing in their attempts to
impose onerous restrictions on firing ranges. Please join VCDL to show
solidarity with Sussex ranges and gun owners- our voices musts be heard!

Here is the message I received from Gene Byer:

Dear Dennis.
I received this E-mail todayl
Sussex County Planning Commission Meeting to Address Shooting Ranges
Again

Your Action Needed Now!!!

This past March, the Sussex County Board of Supervisors and Sussex
Planning Commission held a joint public hearing on an unwarranted and
overly restrictive proposed ordinance that would have limited shooting
in Sussex County with the intent to drive organized shooting out of the
county.

Over the years, the Board of Supervisors has consistently rejected
similar proposals from the Planning Commission due to the impact on
sportsmen, shooters and business in the county. This past March, the
ordinance failed on a 3 to 3 vote.

Yet despite all the rejections, and without proper notice to the public,
the Planning Commission has scheduled a hearing the rehash this proposal
for Monday, July 11 at 6:00 pm in the General District Courtroom, Sussex
Judicial Center, 15098 Courthouse Road.

While many of the onerous proposed regulations have been stricken from
the new proposal, some, like requiring a minimum of one person on site
with basic first aid and CPR certifications at all times, remain. The
proposal also still includes an onerous approval process for new ranges.
While existing ranges are grandfathered, if an existing range decides to
expand or make changes, they will likely forfiet the grandfather status
and fall under the new regulations.

This proposal affects not only resident gun owners, but anyone who may
shoot at one of the shooting ranges that operate in Sussex County.
Please plan to attend the meeting Monday and voice your opposition to
this proposal and the Planning Commission's attempt to ram through an
ordinance without the public's knowledge or input. If you are unable to
attend, please contact the Planning Department at (434) 246-1043.

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