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The Ben Avery Shooting Facility is a public outdoor shooting range located in northern Phoenix, Arizona. At 1650 acres (668 hectares) it is the largest public operated shooting facility in the United States. [1] It is operated by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) and is identified as one of the Phoenix Points of Pride. [2]
It offers tuition-based instruction in handgun, carbine, rifle and shotgun shooting. Located on a 3,000-acre (12 km 2) facility, Gunsite has classrooms, indoor and outdoor firing simulators, and various pistol and long-barrel ranges. The ranges go out to 2000 yards for precision rifle training. There is also an on-site pro shop and gunsmith. [1]
On the morning of August 4, 2006, Phoenix police announced that two arrests had been made in connection with the serial shootings. [9] Authorities also linked Hausner and Dieteman to two arson fires at Wal-Mart stores on June 8 in Glendale, Arizona, started 45 minutes apart from each other, that caused approximately $7 to $10 million in damages.
The Scottsdale Gun Club (SGC) is an indoor shooting range located in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. The facility is a large public indoor shooting range with 32 total lanes. [1] The building's architect was Arrington Watkins of Phoenix, Arizona and the Club is recognized by the National Association of Shooting Ranges as a 'Five Star Facility'.
AzGS used to facilitate gun buyback weekends, collecting thousands of guns [20] in conjunction with the Phoenix Police Department. [21] In 2013 Governor Jan Brewer signed HB 2455 into law, requiring city or county-sponsored programs to resell (instead of destroy) guns they obtain, [22] [23] rendering police buyback programs counterproductive. [21]
Here’s what authorities are still trying to find: The confirmed identity of the suspect. The weapon used in the shooting. The bicycle the suspect used to get away
Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) manufactures and distributes law enforcement, [1] military and civilian rifles in Phoenix, Arizona, and was the first manufacturer and seller of gas-piston-operated weapon systems on AR-style rifles in the United States.
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