Our peaceful, rural community faces a profound and permanent change. A large-scale outdoor gun range would introduce repeated high-caliber firearms use throughout the day and week, including during times when families gather for worship and rest. Residents would be surrounded by sustained shooting activity, fundamentally altering the safety, tranquility, and character of the area.

This facility would be among the largest outdoor ranges in the Commonwealth—placed not in an industrial zone, but within the quiet Piney Mountain community, where families, farms, and historic homes have long coexisted in peace. Piney Mountain is a pro–Second Amendment community. Residents here are responsible firearm owners, and many lawfully carry. Our advocacy is not rooted in opposition to firearms, but in protecting the health, safety, environment, and character of our community.

Quick Facts

Over 571 acres in a Rural Preservation Area	10 parcels added together, not combined lots legally
Only 716 feet (property line to property line) from Springfield Baptist Church (est. 1870)	Less than 1/2 mile (property line to property line) from Liberty Chapel Baptist Church (est. 1775)
Operating Hours: 8am-sunset Monday through Saturday 9am-sunset on Sundays	Up to 5 nights per year hours extended to 11pm
Unlimited access for Police and Military training 24/7	Homeowners surrounded on three sides; with direction of fire aimed towards homes.
No professionally engineered plans available yet	Direction of fire aiming towards other shooting platforms, houses, and roads approximately 1 mile in distance
No specifics on fencing requirements	No specifics on lead remediation processes or timelines
No environmental impact studies completed	Vulnerable residents living in the immediate area
Cattle farm and livestock across the street	Blueberry farm spray-free across the street (est 2014)
Established hunt clubs already in the area	Road is not constructed to meet the needs of the number of competitors
Wildlife will lose almost 600 acres of habitat	Historic Community: down the road from Appomattox Courthouse; where the Civil War ended and our country was reunited