For those of your not on VCDL CA-ALERT distro... I just emailed this to Phillip...
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I wanted to give you and the rest of our fellow 2nd amendment supporters in the NoVA region that there will be zoning / permit hearing for the Beuamede Gun Club on June 9, 6:00 pm in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room on 1 Harrison Street, Leesburg.
The Beuamede Gun Club location will on Beuamede Circle, just off of the Loudoun County Parkway in Ashburn.
As all of us in Eastern Loudoun and north eastern Fairfax know, we desperately need a new local range. Currently most of us "near the river" and in-around eastern Loudoun have to commute to either the NRA or Blue Ridge Arsenal in Fairfax; both fine ranges but they are often busy and in NoVA traffic often a 30 minute or longer drive. The Beuamede location is perfect.
It will be situated in the industrial park near Old Dominion Brewery and the WO&D Regional Park. Its Ashburn location will also offer the opportunity for many of us seasoned shooters as well as new aspiring shooters to take up the sport and practice.
Unfortunately, from what I can tell via my conversation with other local residents and small business owners, we can expect notable opposition for the zoning approval. I am not too concerned because I know that 2nd Amendment and civil rights minded citizens outnumber the anti-gunners.
However, I haven't seen support for the new gun range posted or communicated to stakeholder gun owners that need to show up in large numbers and overwhelm the anti-gunners at the meeting and in particular a County Board that is not all that sympathetic to gun rights, expect for one or two exceptions that I know of for certain (i.e. Lori Waters and Eugene Delgado).
Please communicate this hearing on VA-ALERT at your earliest convenience. We need to get a large number of gun owners / supporters in that meeting room on Monday June 9, 6:00. The Board of Supervisors room is not in the Court House, so I believe we can carry, so bring your CHPs!
