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From: Tom Lodge <hicogmacl@gmail.com>
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To: Council Testimony; hawaiihuntingassociation@hawaiiantel.net
Subject: Resolution 246-17 Hawaii County Shooting Facility
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The Hawaii County Game Management Advisory Commission strongly supports Resolution 246-
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There are thousands of reasons for the County of Hawaii to embark on a path towards the
construction and operation of a public shooting facility. There are, conceivably, as many as two to
three hundred thousand rifles, pistols, and shotguns here on the Big Island, with the attendant
number of owners to go along with them and no legal place to shoot them.
The Creation of a public run shooting facility or facilities mitigates or solves a host of undesirable
situations as a result.
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Practice and Training. I have been a firearms instructor since 1992 and it doesn't matter whether
you are a police recruit, a police officer, a home owner or just a firearms owner and enthusiast,
training and recurrency training and practice are necessary for safe firearms handling and readiness.
A Shooting facility adds to the potential safety of homeowners
and it adds to the economics of the
Island by giving safe and readily available place and opportunity for recreation, practice and
training.
Shooting is a family sport enjoyed by family members for a lifetime. Having a County Facility that
meets accepted standards for environmental concerns, safety, and noise, assures our residents that
they will have this lifetime available for these activities.
Shooting Sports are also gaining rapid popularity in schools, colleges, 4H clubs, Boy Scouts, and
private organizations everywhere with 9.73 million Participants in these sports in 2015*.
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Number of participants in shooting sport in the United States from 2006 to 2015(in
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shooting sport in the United States from 00:to 2015.
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IV and;aider)in shooting spot amounted to
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Shooting Sports have
been part of the Modern Olympics since 1898 and currently support venues in air pistol, air rifle,
rapid fire pistol, three position rifle, skeet and trap for both men's and women's competitions.
Many schools and colleges support shooting sports and competitions with scholarships awarded to
those that excel in these activities and a shooting facility that promotes these venues
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accommodates and supports the many schools and organizations that currently provide these
activities for their students and members.
The Hawaii County Game Management Advisory Commission heartily supports this Resolution.
Much Aloha,
Tom Lodge, Chair
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