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WALLA WALLA GUN CLUB

WALLA WALLA GUN CLUB. New Shooting Complex & Law Enforcement Training Facility Walla Walla, WA. WHAT DOES WALLA WALLA GUN CLUB CURRENTLY DO? OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED GUN CLUB IN WASHINGTON STATE – 1892 501 (c)3 IRS DESIGNATION – PUBLIC EDUCATION

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WALLA WALLA GUN CLUB

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  1. WALLA WALLA GUN CLUB New Shooting Complex & Law Enforcement Training Facility Walla Walla, WA

  2. WHAT DOES WALLA WALLA GUN CLUB CURRENTLY DO? • OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED GUN CLUB IN WASHINGTON STATE – 1892 • 501 (c)3 IRS DESIGNATION – PUBLIC EDUCATION • RECEIVE PUBLIC GRANT FUNDS FOR PUBLIC USE • ONE OF ONLY THREE TRAP RANGES IN WASHINGTON BIG ENOUGH TO HOST WASH. STATE TRAPSHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIPS • BRING IN HUNDREDS OF TOURISTS A YEAR FOR OUR LARGEST SHOOTS-$500,000.00 /YR. • 78 RV HOOK-UPS ARE ALWAYS FULL FOR BIG SHOOTS

  3. WHAT DOES WALLA WALLA GUN CLUB CURRENTLY DO? • OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED GUN CLUBIN WASHINGTON STATE - 1892 • ONE OF ONLY THREE TRAP RANGES IN WASHINGTON BIG ENOUGH TO HOST WASH. STATE TRAPSHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIPS • BRING IN HUNDREDS OF TOURISTS A YEAR FOR OUR LARGEST SHOOTS • 78 RV HOOK-UPS ARE ALWAYS FULL FOR BIG SHOOTS

  4. ? • HOW THIS PROJECT BENEFITS THE PEOPLE OF WALLA WALLA • Protects & Preserves valuable land for generations of Walla Wallans • - Dedicated Shooting Park • Provides Educational and Recreational services, Preserves Open Spaces • -Boy & Girl Scouts - 4H/FFA Shooting Teams • -Whitman & WWCC Teams - Wa-Hi JROTC Teams • - Hunter Safety Courses - Law Enforcement Training Center • Enhance the Image of Walla Walla as a Destination For Families & • Law Enforcement personnel • - RV Park for 100+ vehicles - Bring Money Into Community • Provides for the Cultural Needs of this community • - Shooting Sports are a long and valuable tradition in WW • - Preserving the Shooting Sports Safely For Generations

  5. WHAT KIND OF SHOOTING FACILITY • WILL WE BUILD? • MEDIUM DISTANCE RIFLE RANGE (100-300 YDS) • LONG RANGE RIFLE RANGE (400 YD TO 1000 YDS) • RIMFIRE RANGE (25-50 YDS) • PISTOL RANGE (25-50 YDS) • LAW ENFORCEMENT REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER • TRAP & SKEET RANGES • 5-STAND & SPORTING CLAYS • CLUBHOUSE AND TRAINING CLASSROOMS

  6. AFTER! Before …

  7. HOW WILL WE PAY FOR IT? • $190,000.00 GRANT FROM STATE OF WASHINGTON (FARR), 50-50 MATCHING • MATCHING FUNDS TO COME FROM • COMMUNITY & INDUSTRY SPONSORS • LONG TERM FINANCING • FUND RAISERS • MEMBERSHIP INCREASES • RANGE OPEN TO PUBLIC, BUT MEMBERSHIP IN WWGC ENCOURAGED. • NRA, NSSF, AND OTHER INDUSTRY GRANTS • 501C3 STATUS, CASH & IN-KIND GIFTS DEDUCTIBLE ON FEDERAL INCOME TAXES FUNDS

  8. HUGE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A PLACE TO SHOOT SAFELY • FARMERS’ FIELDS AND OLD ELEVATOR SITES NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO CASUAL TARGET SHOOTING • LAW ENFORCEMENT – NEAREST TRAINING CENTER IS IN SPOKANE, VERY COSTLY AND INEFFICIENT • NO TAXPAYER FUNDS FOR ANY OF THIS PROJECT • THIS WILL BE A COMMUNITY PROJECT, SELF BUILT, SELF FUNDED, AND SELF RUN • A REAL DESTINATION FOR CIVILIAN AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOOTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR COMPETITIONS, TRAINING, AND RECREATION • LOCATED PERFECTLY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHER INTERESTS LIKE GOLF, FISHING, AND WINERIES, WITH NEW FREEWAY ACCESS NEED

  9. HUGE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A PLACE TO SHOOT SAFELY • FARMERS’ FIELDS AND OLD ELEVATOR SITES NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO CASUAL TARGET SHOOTING • LAW ENFORCEMENT – NEAREST TRAINING CENTER IS IN SPOKANE, VERY COSTLY AND INEFFICIENT • NO TAXPAYER FUNDS FOR ANY OF THIS PROJECT • THIS WILL BE A COMMUNITY PROJECT, SELF BUILT, SELF FUNDED, AND SELF RUN • A REAL DESTINATION FOR CIVILIAN AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOOTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR COMPETITIONS, TRAINING, AND RECREATION • LOCATED PERFECTLY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHER INTERESTS LIKE GOLF, FISHING, AND WINERIES, WITH NEW FREEWAY ACCESS COMMUNITY ASSET

  10. Dixie Dump-WWSO’s Training Range

  11. Dixie Training Facility Our Classroom…

  12. VITAL PART OF MODERN COMMUNITY POLICING • NO TAXPAYER FUNDS TO BE USED IN CONSTRUCTION OR OPERATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER. • RECENTLY FORMED CITIZEN-BASED SHERIFF’S FOUNDATION CAN APPLY FOR PRIVATE GRANTS, ASSIST WITH FUNDRAISERS TO SUPPORT SHERIFF’S OFFICE BUILDING OF NEW TRAINING FACILITY • 501-C-3 ORGANIZATION INDEPENDENT OF THE SHERRIF’S OFFICE, COMPOSED OF CITIZENS FROM ALL AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY.

  13. WHO WILL BENEFIT? Photos By Permission-Dutch Meier • Boy Scouts For Marksmanship Badges • Hunter Safety Classes • Wa-Hi JROTC • 4-H / FFA Firearms Teams • Law Enforcement & Civilian Competitions • Out-of-town Families Will Come To WW Instead of Our Shooters and Families Going Elsewhere • Much More Money Into Local Hotels, Restaurants, and Shops • New Range An Anchor, Attract More Outdoor Businesses To Industrial Development Area

  14. WHO WILL BENEFIT? • Boy Scouts For Marksmanship Badges • Hunter Safety Classes • Wa-Hi ROTC • 4-H / FFA Firearms Teams • Law Enforcement & Civilian Competitions • Out-of-town Families Will Come To WW Instead of Our Shooters and Families Going Elsewhere • Much More Money Into Local Hotels, Restaurants, and Shops • New Range An Anchor, Attract More Outdoor Businesses To Industrial Development Area WIN! WIN!! WIN!!! For Everyone

  15. Detail of Range Shooting Area and Safety Baffles Shooter

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