Rappahannock Pistol & Rifle Club Celebrates 25 Years

I had the opportunity to spend Saturday afternoon with the fine folks who are members of the Rappahannock Pistol & Rifle Club (RPRC) in White Stone, Virginia. I took my 6 year-old daughter along and we were treated to some fine food and hospitality. RPRC was founded in June of 1982 and the club celebrated it's 25th Anniversary. They could not have asked for a better day as the sun was shinning and temperatures were in the mid 80s.


The club had developed cordial relationships with the neighbors and with town officials and all were invited to the celebration. Delegate Rob Wittman (R-99th District) was also in the crowd of over 150 and offered congratulations to the club on this special day.

The club boasts a membership of over 200 and is still growing. They have a trap field and wobble trap field for shot gun shooters (only one field can be in use at a time) and a 25, 50, and 100 yard range for handgun and rifle shooters. Special thanks to club president Bob Berry and all of the folks at RPRC for inviting me to be a part of this celebration. My daughter and I had a great time. For more information about RPRC visit the club's website.

Police Departments May Soon Be Hit With Ammo Shortage

National Public Radio (NPR) reported yesterday that local police departments are being hit by the same problems shooters have seen for sometime now - rising ammo prices and even shortages in some cases. There are several reasons for this - one being the strain that the military action in Iraq and Afghanistan have put on supplies. The other is the fact that the Chinese and India economies are growing and are putting a strain on raw materials like lead and copper which in turn are driving up prices for those materials.

On a personal note, my favorite shotgun shells have almost doubled in price over the last couple years.

According to NPR, over the past month, newspapers across the country have published stories suggesting that police departments could soon be hit by a nationwide ammunition shortage. Ammunition prices have increased along with copper and other commodities. And that, analysts say, has prompted some gun owners to stockpile ammunition.

You can here the NPR report here.

Light Posting Result of Vacation

Sorry for the light posting since mid August. I have been on vacation and am trying to catch up on all the stuff that got piled up while I was gone. A lot has happened since my return, especially the report of Governor Tim "million mom march" Kaine's Virginia Tech Review Panel. As expected by some, the panel came out in favor of more gun control - namely closing the non-existent "gun show loophole." Never mind the fact that Cho went through a background check and purchased his guns at a gun store. More on the Panel and VSSA's take tomorrow.

Happy Labor Day.

More on Orapax and Goochland

Mr. Andrew Dykers will have his day before the Goochland County Board of Zoning Appeals on September 25, 2007 at 7:00PM. Supposedly Tuesday's decision by the Board of Supervisors is not supposed to impact this appeal as it preceded the change in the Zoning Ordinance. We shall see.

When the location of the meeting is confirmed it will be posted.