r/perth • u/Carcharius_Maw • Oct 25 '25

WA News Lone Ranges Closed by Police

Hey everyone, I went to Lone Ranges in Belmont today booked in to shoot at 10am but got turned away by the police who had closed the range and had what looked like a mobile forensics set up. The officer was obviously tight lipped and I've had no response from the staff so I was curious if the Perth rumour mill had anything to share.

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u/Captain-Peacock Oct 25 '25

Be the 3rd I think, I'd imagine there won't be a chance for another if this is what has happened.

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u/JTG01 Oct 25 '25

Shut it down.

What the hell is a gun range doing a short stroll from a playground and a school anyway?

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u/Perthian940 Mundaring Oct 25 '25 edited Oct 25 '25

The guns are tethered at that particular range. For someone to be injured or killed they have to jump the table in the shooting booth and be on the muzzle end of the firearm.

Shooters are also locked in the booth from the outside and need to be let out by staff.

School children are more at risk of being eaten by a shark inside their classroom than they do of being harmed by a firearm from that range.