Resident tells Casper council public access to Stock and Offshooters shooting complex is being limited

Robert Taylor, a Mills, Wyoming resident, told the Casper City Council on Aug. 5 that portions of the Stock and Offshooters shooting complex have been locked and are not available to the public despite a deed restriction. "The warranty deed states that the property is to be granted to the city of Casper upon express condition to be used as a shooting range for the citizens of Casper and Natrona County," Taylor said during the public comment period.

Taylor said the facility is managed by the Casper Shooters Club, a nonprofit that holds a lease from the city, and that he has observed the action pistol range and the long-distance range kept locked since 2023. He raised particular concern that some user groups — which he described as having exclusive keys — have effectively restricted public access even when the lease lists specific public hours.

The issue matters, Taylor said, because his reading of the 2019–2023 lease…