Soon to be Closing Joe Foss Shooting Complex

### Information was provided by Arizona citizen defence league

### Range is managed by Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association

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## Local government is trying to take one of our shooting ranges away from “We The People”. Keep in mind, voted for by the People for use of the people and PAID FOR with our Tax dollars! I’m posting this information to help keep everyone on the East Valley Gun Group updated on this event and ask for help by contacting your local officials -

Our Government has shut down recreational shooting, closing a public shooting range built with public money on public lands and operated for the public solely by volunteers. Without notice and with officials avoiding scrutiny, Maricopa County, Arizona, has closed the General Joe Foss Shooting Complex to the public.
Named for World War II hero Joe Foss Shooting Complex (JFSC), it was available to the public on weekends only, and for the rest of the week, the range was utilized for law enforcement training. Situated in the fastest-growing county in the U.S., the Complex has been the only outdoor range available to residents in that part of the county. Shuttering JFSC is particularly frustrating at this time, as wildfire conditions during the summer months routinely prompt officials to ban target shooting on public lands across Arizona. Closure of the Complex leaves the public no nearby outdoor options where they may exercise their rights.

#### Volunteer Operation

Volunteers from local Buckeye Sportsman’s Club operated the range from its opening until NRA affiliate Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association (ASRPA) assumed those volunteer duties in 2017. Until 2023 the public range was open for 12 hours on weekends under a special use permit from Maricopa County Parks & Recreation Department. Volunteers ran the range for the public only six hours each day, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. After eight years under ASRPA, the non-profit Arizona Citizens Defense League Foundation assumed duties as Operations Manager of JFSC in January 2024 when the Parks & Recreation Department issued the Foundation a six-month special use permit. However, without discussion or prior notice, the Department declined to renew the permit two days before its expiration on June 30, 2024, closing the range.

#### Locked Out

“The AzCna Citizens Defense League Foundation] received notice, via email, concerning the non-renewal of the Special Use Permit (SUP) on Tuesday, May 28, 2024,” AzCDLF President Cheryl Todd said in an email exchange. “The reasons given for MCP&R [Maricopa County Parks and Recreation] to not renew the SUP with AzCDLF was that the various entities involved in making the decision were ‘focused on the importance of providing adequate training for law enforcement personnel.’”
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What NEXT - HOW TO HELP

08/20/2024 10:00 AM Fountain Hills Community Services - Ballroom 1 13001 N. La Montana Dr. Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
PARKS & REC COMMISSION MEETING
COME SPEAK AT THE MARICOPA COUNTY PARKS & REC COMMISSION MEETING TO TELL THEM YOU ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THEIR DECISION TO TRANSFER JFSC TO MCSO. DETAILS ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THIS MEETING ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE AND WILL BE POSTED HERE AS SOON AS THEY ARE.

08/21/2024 9:30 AM 205 West Jefferson Phoenix, Arizona 85003

#### BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' MEETING

COME SPEAK AT THE SUPERVISOR'S MEETING TO REMIND THEM THAT WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT JOE FOSS RANGE AND WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE UNTIL THE RANGE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
THE SUPERVISORS' AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED AT 205 W. JEFFERSON AVE. PHOENIX, AZ.

09/11/2024 9:30 AM 205 West Jefferson Phoenix, Arizona 85003

#### BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' MEETING

COME SPEAK AT THE SUPERVISOR'S MEETING TO REMIND THEM THAT WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT JOE FOSS RANGE AND WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE UNTIL THE RANGE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
THE SUPERVISORS' AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED AT 205 W. JEFFERSON AVE. PHOENIX, AZ.

09/12/2024 7:30 AM AMERICA FIDELIS GUNS & AMMO
485 S Watson Rd #105, Buckeye, AZ 85326

#### BUCKEYE SPORTSMAN CLUB MEETING

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