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 The Grant Parish Range will be a specialized facility designed for firearms qualifications, training, or practice.  It will offer safe, local shooting opportunities for all Grant Parish residents, members of the 4-H Shooting Sports, and Grant Parish Sheriff's deputies. The goal is to be able to practice rifle shooting at distances of up to 180 yards and provide a full qualification range on pistol.  There will also be an area designated for shooting skeet with shotguns.   

*Calibers will be limited, although most hunting rounds will be accepted. 

 The proposed site is located on Landfill Road in Police Jury District 2, which is Juror Johnny Jamison’s district.  

There will be specific hours of operation set with neighbors and worship services in mind. Once the days and hours are established, we will update this information. 

 Yes, there will be safety rules very similar to the ones listed below:

1. Always keep firearms pointed in a safe direction.
2. Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
3. Always keep your gun unloaded until you are at the firing line and the range is declared "HOT." Firearms must be safe (unloaded - magazines removed and actions opened) when entering or exiting the range.
4. Cease Firing: Immediately stop shooting when anyone calls "Cease firing."
5. COLD Range: Shooters must check with others to ensure firearms are unloaded, actions open and firearms laid down on the shooting bench before going down range. No one is permitted to handle firearms or stand at the firing line while there is a cold range.
6. HOT Range: Shooters must check with others to ensure there is no one down range; when the range is declared "HOT" shooters are permitted to commence firing. Only shooters are permitted on the firing line. Shooters may move safe guns to and from the firing line only when the range is "HOT."
7. All shooters are responsible for their rounds staying within the confines of this range. Shooters may shoot only from the firing line at the target in line with their position. Shooting at items placed on the ground or at targets not posted at the appropriate height on the target frame enables rounds to escape the range.
8. Respect the Range: Please place your trash into the trash receptacles and your spent brass into the recycling receptacles. Tracer, armor piercing and incendiary ammunition is prohibited. When going downrange, stay on the walkways to and from the targets-access to the backstop and all areas outside of the target lines and walkways is prohibited.
9. Respect Yourself: Wear eye and ear protection. Food, beverages and smoking are not allowed on the firing line. You should wash your hands and face after shooting.
10. Respect Others: There is a one-hour time limit for use of the range if patrons are waiting.
11. Obey the Range Master at all times. 

 We will establish an age limit similar to the one below: (Please note, this is not the actual age limit, only a sample. Once the actual rules and age limits are agreed upon, we will update this page.)

1. Must be 18 or older to use the range unaccompanied
2. Minors (below 18 years old) must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and be at least 48” tall
3. All shooters above 18 must possess a valid state-issued ID. 

 There are a number of sound reduction techniques used to deflect and dampen sound waves, and are very effective when used in conjunction with each other. Obviously, distance is a major factor when measuring sound.

The most effective sound reducing strategies utilize high berms, covered shooting positions, side berms, baffles, and barriers behind the firing line. 

 Trees and plants are also an antidote to noise pollution and sound absorption, and of course, they offer many other benefits.  Outdoor shooting ranges that take sound reduction seriously can mitigate the vast majority of noise pollution, and avoid being bad neighbors to local residences. 

 When modern outdoor shooting ranges make safety and sound reduction a priority, they set themselves up for commercial success and have the opportunity to be a positive influence on the community.