RANGE RESOURCE

Information regarding range operation, laws, liability, risk management and more!

MA SPECIFIC LAWS AND INFO.

Legal

MA Specific Laws Regarding Range Operation:

• Section 129C has a laundry list of exemptions for instruction and range use. 
• Hunting law regarding discharge feet. 
• Law exempting shooting ranges from the 500’ discharge law. http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/269-12e.htm
• Law regarding non residents taking part in pistol matches.
• This is the noise protection law for ranges.
• This is the bill we passed in 2002 to protect ranges who had to reorient due to environmental considerations. http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw02/sl020152.htm

Other legal info (not MA specific):

• Range Operator Liability: Noise, Nuisance and Zoning
• Range Protection Acts: Status of States and Model Legislation
• Risk Management and Insurance Issues (PDF)
• Risk Management For The New Millennium

Please visit the NSSF’s Range Resource Page for more information on all aspects of range operation.

NRA ASSISTANCE

• NRA Public Range Grant Fund Program The NRA Public Range Fund was established in 2009 as a matching grant program to encourage city and county governments, and state or federal agencies, to work with NRA on efforts to build and improve public ranges across the United States.
• NRA Shooting Range Services With more than 125 years’ experience in shooting range design, construction, maintenance and operations, no one has more expertise in the field than the NRA.
• NRA Foundation Grant Program Since its inception, The NRA Foundation, Inc., has funded more than 15,000 grants totaling over $150 million, becoming America’s leading charitable organization in support of the shooting sports.