Sheriff's office explores grant for certified shooting range to expand firearms training
Sgt. Jesse Scribner asked the board to consider pursuing grants for an Illinois State Police–certified shooting range to allow more advanced, secure training; the board encouraged further investigation.
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Sgt. Jesse Scribner briefed the board on the limitations of current firearms training conducted at the Sullivan Gun Club and urged the county to explore grant funding for a certified law-enforcement range. Scribner said the current facility is not Illinois State Police certified, has security limitations and prevents leaving training props in place, which constrains realistic multi-day training and interagency participation.
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