Why don't we have an indoor range in Northern Nevada?

The last indoor range we had in this area closed in 2002  because of a combination of elements. The article below tells only part of the story. Gun owners who have been around Reno for a while can fill you in on the rest of the stupid, sad story. Ask around, and you'll find out that it wasn't just the lead that was responsible for the demise of the range. Sparks gun range has lead contamination, manager says Steve Timko RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL 8/8/2002 11:11 pm A Sparks indoor gun range is so severely contaminated with lead that the walls can’t be cleaned and should be taken down, the general manager said Thursday. Impact Indoor Range General Manager Dave Domzalski said the shooting range is closed and a gun dealership in the Coney Island Drive building will operate only nine hours a week because the lead levels are so high. "I have only been in this place for 50 days, and I have an elevated lead level," Domzalski said. Domzalski could not immediately provide copies of environmental reports indicating lead levels. The Washoe District Health Department issued a notice of violation July 22. Domzalski also urged parents of children who go to the Cheer Gym at 87 Coney Island Drive, two doors away from the shooting range, to have the children tested for lead. "Those parents need to know those children must be tested for lead. They must be," Domzalski said. Bob Sack, health department director of environmental health, said written reports due next week should indicate the severity of any contamination and help determine whether children should be tested. "We’re not at the point where we’d make that determination yet. We have to determine the scope of the problem inside and determine if it has moved over to the other side yet," he said. An official with Cheer Gym could not be reached for comment. The health department’s notice of violation cited concerns with how air filters were handled and cleaned. Initial reports indicate lead outside the building and further cleanup is likely, Sack said. The lead has not spread to drains leading to the Truckee River, Sack said. "The outside we know we’re going to have to do cleanup," Sack said. "The inside, we’re going to have to wait for the results." Domzalski was brought in within the last two months to manage the shooting and gun business. Jaffra A. Massad leased the building from Al Selleck in 1999 to operate the shooting range. Selleck fomerly operated Reno Gun Works in the building. Domzalski said the lead problem dates to when Selleck operated the shooting range. Selleck disputed that, saying the business repeatedly passed job safety inspections by the city of Sparks and the health department. "And there was never any violation or danger to anyone who visited the premises," Selleck said. Selleck said Domzalski has been in the gun business for a long time and his elevated lead level could be from that and not from his time at the Impact Indoor Range. The shooting range also is sealed off from other tenants in the building, so he thought there was little chance for lead to reach them. Selleck said he has not been informed by the health department or any other officials of a lead problem. Copyright © 2005 The Reno Gazette-Journal