Finding places to shoot that don’t require membership in a radical right organization such as the NRA are obviously not very common. Unfortunately, the NRA has scared many gun owners into thinking that if they don’t support the NRA, they will lose their guns. Fear allows the NRA to grow stronger and more powerful and the cycle continues. We hope to help break that cycle by giving gun owners an option to the right wing propaganda machines. Unfortunately, many liberal gun owners join a variety of ‘gun rights groups so that they can use a particular shooting range. By listing here the places that people can shoot without having to join a particular club or support a business that is overtly supporting the propaganda machine, we hope to eliminate people joining organizations like the NRA simply because they ‘have too’. Please email us any places you are familiar with that fit this criteria.
State and National Forests are often great resources for people who like to shoot outdoors. Below is a list of a few such places.
Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife operates 3 gun ranges that are open to the public – 2 of them are free. There are shotgun, rifle and handgun ranges – as well as archery ranges. There are also 2 privately operated ranges that are either owned by the LA Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries or affiliated with them and are also open to the public. Go to this page to find out more about these state resources.
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has 28 public gun and rifle ranges set up throughout the state. The state invests a lot of money is range upkeep and reports confirm that this is money well spent. If you live in Pennsylvania, your tax dollars are funding these ranges so you should take advantage of them. You can check them out here.
South Carolina
Manchester State Forest – 15 lane rifle range and 12 lane pistol range.
Francis Marion-Sumter National Forest – There are a total of nine target ranges here. You can check out more about them here.
