1. At no time may a firearm, loaded or unloaded, open or closed, be pointed in the direction of another person. Laser devices are not to be pointed at any person. Think Safety !

2. No aiming practice will be permitted except at the firing line with the gun aimed towards the targets. All muzzles must be over the firing line when firing or aiming. Firing around an object at the firing line is not permitted. When a firearm is on the firing line, its muzzle must be pointed down-range at all times. Targets must be fully against the 50 ft. backstop when firing. Only pellet airguns have the option of using the 10 meter stop with the carrier guide wire appropriately located on the stop. BB guns are not permitted on the range.

3. Ear and eye protection, supplied by the user, must be worn by all persons in the range area while shooting is in progress.

4. No practice firing without first checking with others as to their eye and ear protection.

5. At no time may a loaded gun be left unattended on the bench or on the firing line. No exceptions will be allowed. Check to make sure all guns are safe before re-casing them. (Unattended means leaving the firing position.)

6. Only one firearm may be loaded with five (5) rounds at a time.

7. An individual may be a shooting guest of one or more members a maximum of 3 times in any 24 month period. It shall be the duty of each member to familiarize his/her guest with range safety rules and to directly supervise the shooting of that guest. Only one guest may shoot at a time and the member and that guest may not shoot at the same time.

8. No person shall be allowed beyond the firing line without a CEASE FIRE condition in effect. The CEASE FIRE procedure for going down range is: CEASE FIRE is called and the CEASE FIRE strobe must be turned on for any activity forward of the firing line. All shooters are to immediately stop shooting, open and empty chambers of their firearms, remove magazines and loading devices, with slides back, cylinders or bolts open, lay their guns down with the muzzle pointed down range and the open chamber visible from behind the firing line and then step back away from the firing line. The cause of the CEASE FIRE nay then be resolved, including going down range.

9. Persons under the age of 19 must complete a basic safety program prior to using the range and must be under the supervision of an adult member (21 or older) while using the range. Handgun users (except air-gun) must possess a valid NYS pistol permit.

10. Smoking within the RRC building is prohibited.

11. Only paper targets of a maximum 24 inches wide x 36 inches high are permitted on the RRC range. Elongated scoring targets or targets that resemble any form of human silhouette or body part are not permitted. This includes combat, bobber type, police silhouette or law enforcement training targets or action pistol targets. The only exception will be the NRA Training & Qualification target animal plinking or animal silhouette target (TM1, AN23 thru AN26 and TQ12 thru TQ14).

12. All firing shall be done using sights or sighting equipment in such a manner that all shots will travel into the backstop. Shoot only at the target on your corresponding firing point.

13. Please refrain from loud talk or other disturbing noises or actions while others are firing either for record or practice. Others are entitled to the same consideration you yourself would like to have.

14. Guns must not be handled by persons other than the owners without the owners specific consent.

15. No person shall monopolize a firing point to the exclusion of others. One target immediately following a practice target will not constitute an infraction of this rule.

16. During matches, no person shall be allowed on the range except the Range or Block Officers and those actually firing record targets.

17. No disorderly conduct or gambling will be permitted in the Club Room or on the range.

18. Any member using the range at a time when a special event is scheduled (i.e. a Junior program) must clean up and be off the range a minimum of thirty minutes before the scheduled time for the event.

19. On nights when the range is assigned to the use of a Junior program, no Senior Member may occupy a firing point without permission in the Senior Member in charge of the program.

20. The conduct of matches, scoring of targets, type of equipment and accessories used, positions assumed, etc. shall be governed by the rules and regulations adopted by the National Rifle Association or USA Shooting, which association, depending on event, shall be the final authority on all controversial questions arising thereof.

21. The Range Officer shall be in charge of all matches and practice shooting and the Range Officers decision on matters thereof must be accepted. Protests may be made, however, to the Board of Directors or organization conducting the match.

22. All members must key-card in and out when entering or leaving the building. The security system will automatically lock-out any key-card that is not used in the specified sequence. Only one member may gain entrance at a time with a key-card. Other persons entering at that time without their own key-card must sign in and out in the register book. Shooting after key-carding out will be considered a range violation. Key-carding or signing in or out is not necessary for individuals attending a scheduled event where open access to the RRC building has been authorized. Key-card use is restricted solely to the person identified under that specific membership.

23. Food, beverages, or their containers are not allowed on the firing range.

24. All doors to the range (interior and exterior) must be kept closed at all times.

25. Shotguns are not allowed.

26. Use of black powder or a substitute is not allowed.

27. Guns may not be cleaned in the Club Room unless part of an authorized training function and under close supervision of a designated safety officer.

28. The last member leaving the building must insure that all lights, fans, and timers are off. Also that the range doors are closed and that the entrance door is locked.

29. Exceptions to these rules will only be granted by written request and approved by the Board of Directors of the RRC and such approved request must be in possession of the member.