Los Altos Rod and Gun Club Range
| Los Altos Rod and Gun Club Range | |
|---|---|
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| Location | 14750 Skyline Boulevard Los Gatos, CA 95033 USA |
| Nearest city | Saratoga, California |
| Coordinates | 37°14′19″N 122°06′27″W / 37.2385603°N 122.1074261°WCoordinates: 37°14′19″N 122°06′27″W / 37.2385603°N 122.1074261°W |
| Established | 1955 |
| Operated by | Los Altos Rod and Gun Club |
The Los Altos Rod and Gun Club Range is a large outdoor gun shooting range located in California's Santa Cruz Mountains along Skyline Boulevard (California State Route 35), about 1.7 miles southeast of Saratoga Gap, where Big Basin Way (California State Route 9) intersects Skyline Boulevard. The club was established in 1953 and in 1955 opened its range, which is now adjacent to Castle Rock State Park (formed in 1968) and Sanborn County Park (formed in the 1970s).
Controversy
The presence of the range has triggered controversy, especially with neighbors.
Noise
Some complain about the noise from the gunfire, although the range predates their arrival.
“'I find it difficult to sympathize with those who knowingly make their home next to an existing airport, refinery or in this case a gun range, and then complain that the noise created on these properties is later found to be objectionable,' said Charles Schoppe, who lives in Indian Rock Ranch, a development north of the club."[1]
“'The noise is certainly the most troublesome,' said Miles Standish, an ex-Castle Rock park ranger. 'It’s incompatible with the park’s purpose.'”[2]
Construction
Some complain of any expansion or construction, such as that of a storage structure added in 1992[3] and a 2012 proposal to add a clubhouse[4].
Politics
California Assemblyman Evan Low drew attention for posting a video on May 13, 2017 of himself shooting at the Los Altos Rod and Gun Club Range and then criticizing the NRA after a terror attack a few days later.[5]
References
- ↑ "‘It sounds like a battlefield’: Longtime gun club drawing complaints of mountain neighbors". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "‘It sounds like a battlefield’: Longtime gun club drawing complaints of mountain neighbors". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "Los Altos Rod & Gun Club saga ends in compromise". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "Proposed Clubhouse at Mountains Shooting Range Triggers Controversy". Scotts Valley Patch. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "CA Politician Directly Blames NRA for Mass Shootings, Yet Wants Sanctuary State". Truth Revolt. Retrieved 2017-07-24.