When at a shooting range in Colorado, there’s one thing participants can be assured of: safety is top priority. Clear Creek and Gilpin counties opened a new shooting range on Saturday so that not only are the people shooting there safe, but the rest of the community is as well.
Authorities say there have been concerns because many people shooting in the surrounding national forest have been participating in dangerous behaviors.
“Shooting is legal as a recreational activity in the U.S. National Forests, ” said District Wildlife Manager with Colorado Parks and Wildlife Joe Walter.
But just because something is legal doesn’t mean it’s always safe. Shooting in a national forest can be dangerous unless the person knows what they are doing, and wilderness officials say they have seen a lot of people doing dangerous things with guns in the forest…