Helmer’s indoor shooting range bill could impact NRA’s Fairfax headquarters

[Elderberry]

Prince William Times By Daniel Berti 1/8/2020

Del. Dan Helmer, who represents parts of Prince William County, has introduced a bill to ban indoor gun ranges in buildings where more than 50 people work, a move that would likely affect the indoor gun range at National Rifle Association headquarters in Fairfax.

"Yes, this plan would affect the NRA, we also think it will save lives,” Helmer, D-40th, said about the bill in an email Tuesday.

Helmer, a West Point grad and U.S. Army veteran elected in 2019, said his bill, HB567, is aimed at keeping Virginia workplaces safe in the wake of numerous workplace mass shootings throughout the country, including a mass shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal building in May 2019 that killed 12.

“This bill would make sure that we don't have people bringing large quantities of firearms and ammunition into office buildings,” said Helmer aide Noah Bardash. “This bill would likely impact the NRA's indoor range.”

More: https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/helmer-s-indoor-shooting-range-bill-could-impact-nra-s/article_e6262c14-3258-11ea-906c-c7d4c1961a84.html

[Smokin Joe]

Prince William Times By Daniel Berti 1/8/2020

Del. Dan Helmer, who represents parts of Prince William County, has introduced a bill to ban indoor gun ranges in buildings where more than 50 people work, a move that would likely affect the indoor gun range at National Rifle Association headquarters in Fairfax.

"Yes, this plan would affect the NRA, we also think it will save lives,” Helmer, D-40th, said about the bill in an email Tuesday.

Helmer, a West Point grad and U.S. Army veteran elected in 2019, said his bill, HB567, is aimed at keeping Virginia workplaces safe in the wake of numerous workplace mass shootings throughout the country, including a mass shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal building in May 2019 that killed 12.

“This bill would make sure that we don't have people bringing large quantities of firearms and ammunition into office buildings,” said Helmer aide Noah Bardash. “This bill would likely impact the NRA's indoor range.”

More: https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/helmer-s-indoor-shooting-range-bill-could-impact-nra-s/article_e6262c14-3258-11ea-906c-c7d4c1961a84.html

Did they write in exemptions for the FBI and CIA? Police ranges? Quantico? Little Creek? Is a 'hostage house' setup for training counterterrorism teams an "Indoor shooting range"?

Stupid is as stupid does, and this is breaking new ground with stupid.

Besides, if the metal detectors and building security aren't deterrent enough, does this idiot think that another piece of paper is going to stop anyone hell bent on mayhem?

[EdinVA]

Why is 50 people the limit? 

Do the liberals think 50 dead people is acceptable but 51 is not?

[PeteS in CA]

Del. Dan Helmer, who represents parts of Prince William County, has introduced a bill to ban indoor gun ranges in buildings where more than 50 people work, a move that would likely affect the indoor gun range at National Rifle Association headquarters in Fairfax.

"Yes, this plan would affect the NRA, we also think it will save lives,” Helmer, D-40th, said about the bill in an email Tuesday.

OK, stoooooooooopid question time ........ how many murders happened in buildings with indoor shooting ranges? In the past year? In the past decade? EVER?!

[Smokin Joe]

OK, stoooooooooopid question time ........ how many murders happened in buildings with indoor shooting ranges? In the past year? In the past decade? EVER?!

Irrelevant!

Just see how safe they've been made!

(Yep, that's the twisted logic).

Identify something that isn't a problem, declare it a problem, ban it, and say how you have taken care of the problem. Government 101

[thackney]

Because if a mad man wants to shoot up a building with more than 50 people inside, we do not want anybody armed and practiced to quickly respond?

[sneakypete]

Not  surprising that a West Point grad and Rhodes Scholar is a totalitarian gun-grabber. Career officers are big at wearing guns around as they inspect the troops,after giving orders to make sure the troops that do have guns don't have any ammunition.

They are born with the "Rights for me,obligations for thee" elitist mindset.