At a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) hearing today, Mark Udall highlighted the economic and recreational opportunities of his bill to expand access to public shooting ranges and urged EPW to pass out of committee the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (S.1249). Udall's bill received this hearing thanks to over 5,300 Coloradans who signed Udall's petition and others who shared personal stories backing his bill to develop public shooting ranges. The measure would give states the flexibility to spend their already allotted Pittman Robertson funds to create or improve public shooting ranges.

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