Thread: Otorohanga rifle range closed

Originally Posted by Hugh Shields

Thanks @grandpamac for the detailed, researched response.
Last week I listened (Several times) to Jack Tames interview with Nicole McKee.
McKee claimed she knew of "Several" Club/Ranges which had CLOSED due to the onerous nature of compliance.
When pushed, she refused to name any Club.
Tame countered with, "The ? (Review, Police, FSA or someone?) Could not find a single example of Clubs closing due to legislative changes.
Is the Oto Club an example of what McKee meant to say, "Clubs having to temporarily suspended activity (CLOSE) whilst they tired up there paperwork, processes and procedures."
Can any Forum members actually NAME any Club or ranges which have PERMANENTLY CLOSED as a result of onerous admin?

Waikato rifles range just out of Cambridge. Its one of many that closed before the clubs and ranges crap came out. I used to shoot there and the backstop would not have been high enough, so would have required massive earthworks to comply. This is what Nicole was talking about. Not closed by FSA but closed because they couldnt make it fit the new template.