Faribault Rifle & Pistol Club burned and destroyed

[sturmruger]

I borrowed this from Joel Rosenberg's blog. This is a club that I shoot at a couple of times per year. I am really hoping they catch the people that did this and they pay for their crimes.

This club has USPSA matches every Tuesday night, but this match just happened to be the biggest match of the year for the Fairbault Club. This was going to be a MN point series match there are usally 8 good stages and around 75 shooters. Knowing what it is like when they setup 8 stages it must have taken the bad guys at least an hour to destroy everything!!

There is talk over on the MN Forum of holding a charity match to help the FRPC get back on their feet. It sounds like they had some insurance converage, but not enough to cover everything. If I hear anything else I will post it.

June 3, 2006

The Faribault Rifle & Pistol Club grounds and facilities were destroyed last night or early this morning.

Sometime between 9:30 PM last night and 8:00 AM this morning the clubhouse and pistol target storage shed were fully destroyed by fire. The lock on the gate was broken open to gain entry. Also the scheduled USPSA Minnesota Sectional match for today was canceled due to all the stages that had been set-up were destroyed and the range was declared a “crime scene” by the State Fire Marshal.

The club house and target shed were fully destroyed by fire and the 200 yard rifle shed was rammed by a vehicle damaging the shed. Each of the stages for the USPSA match was destroyed along with many of the props used in the stages. Each of the over 100 target stands used were flattened to the ground. Most of the other targets and props were also destroyed. All the props in the target shed were also destroyed when it was burnt to the ground. The club house and its contents were also fully destroyed.

Approximately 40 shooters for the match were turned away at the gate. Some of the shooters were from out of state. More shooters were notified by cell phone if possible as they traveled to the match. Many of the shooters that did shown up wanted to set up a small match and shoot it with the remaining props to show support for the club but were not able to due to the range being declared a “Crime Scene”.

The criminals also pushed over the flag pole, still flying the American Flag. The flag could not be removed from the ground until the area is no longer a “Crime Scene”.

The club has had some other vandalism over the last years. This was mainly spreading nails and glass at the entrance and the burning of the outhouses.

 

[Thefabulousfink]

It sounds like they have some pretty serious Anti's in WI.

It also sounds like most of these crimes were emotionally (and/or alcoholicly) motivated and there is probably lots of evidence.

I hope justice gets served, and your range gets back on it's feet.


P.S. Insurance for a range has got to be a PITA.

 

[steveracer]

At least GET THE FLAG OFF THE GROUND!!!

This makes me sick.
I would love to use the perps as "no-shoot" props for my next match. Maybe someone would mess up.

 

[hmp32]

That is sad to hear. I went to College in Northfield, MN 15 years ago. Since then, I understand Northfield and Fairbault have become the afforable housing markets south of the City. *sigh*

 

[Manedwolf]

The fact that a vehicle rammed the shed will be a good thing for evidence, since it'll have left paint behind. Sounds like there's likely a lot of other evidence, too.

Hopefully they'll catch the people who did it.
(And release their names to the public)

 

[Cosmoline]

Anti-gun terrorism. I knew it was only a matter of time.

 

[Zundfolge]

There's your "open minded and tolerant" liberals in action.

 

[Norton]

Since they can't win their fight based on logic and the rule of law, they will simply resort to violence and criminal behavior.

And they say it's us who are the dangerous ones

 

[scooterthegreat]

It sounds like they have some pretty serious Anti's in WI.

Faribault is in Minnesota.

I had just passed through that area on the 2nd and 3rd. How sad that someone could do something like that....