Politics & Government

Letter to the Editor: Resident Wants Local Shooting Area Re-opened

Ramonan Joe Minervini urges gun enthusiasts to write local politicians for the re-opening of a shooting area in town.

The following is a Letter to the Editor from Ramona resident Joe Minervini.

Our shooting area has been closed a long time. The last time I used it, I took my son-in-law (a former captain in the Marines) and his brother ( a current Lt. Col. Marine helicopter pilot) and we did some good bonding as well as shooting.

The USDA Forest Service, who runs this park, states that they closed the park due to environmental concerns. I assume they mean lead bullets and brass. I have sent a letter off to them asking them... "if we clean up the area and maintain it, will they open it up again?"

In addition to the below, I ask any other gun enthusiasts in Ramona to get together and form a grass-roots committee to get  us a public place where we can safely practice our 2nd Amendment rights. You can use my email address for a place to start: jminervini1@cox.net

-Joe Minervini, Ramona
760-787-5763

Below is contact info I ask fellow gun people to contact and demand we get our park open again... yes, it's our park:

CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST STAFF OFFICERS:
William Metz, Forest Supervisor
Cleveland National Forest Staff Officers, (858) 674-2901
Gloria Silva, Resource & Planning Officer
Noelle Graham-Wakoski, Acting Public Services Officer
Carlton Joseph, Fire & Aviation Officer
Anabele Cornejo, Acting Public Affairs Officer
Nidia Contreras, Civil Rights Officer

Mailing address:

Cleveland National Forest
10845 Rancho Bernardo Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA  92127
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DUNCAN HUNTER EMAIL WEB SIGHT:
https://hunter.house.gov/contact-me/email-me
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(good luck with the next 2)
BARBARA BOXER
www.boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/

DIANNE FEINSTEIN
www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me
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CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLYMAN:
assemblymember.jones@assembly.ca.gov
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CALIF. STATE SENATOR ANDERSON:
Senator.Anderson@senate.ca.gov Senator.Anderson@senate.ca.govSenator.Anderson@senate.ca.gov


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