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Liberty wrote:I wonder how many folks don't shoot more often because of the costs or the distance to the range.

The population of Galveston Island is about 70,000. Let's say half, or 35,000 live in a household where someone owns a firearm.

The membership of the Galveston Rifle and Pistol Club is about 1,000. About 100 a week shoot. Most of those are regulars.

That means 0.3% of the population shoots regularly.

I don't have numbers for Texas City, but you can see it is similar, and those two ranges account for half the county.

- Jim

Or maybe what the instructor said wasn't what Mr. Bug heard.

I have misunderstood people many times. I make it a habit to double-check on anything important.

- Jim

I have never heard of that being proposed.

Nothing is coming "in the near future." The next legislative session is in 2009.

- Jim