Neighbors urge Randolph County to address noise, permits at Fuller Mill gun range

Several Randolph County residents asked the Board of Commissioners on June evening to require permits and quieter operations at the Triad Action Shooting Club (TASC) on Fuller Mill Road. Isaac Hoffman, a nearby resident, told commissioners that county tax staff concluded the range reduces surrounding property values by about 25%, and that he estimated the county loses roughly $12,000 a year in tax revenue as a result.

The residents said the range is in a rural residential-agricultural area near many homes and operates year‑round. “The gun range is only 4 miles from the Davidson County line,” Isaac Hoffman said, adding that club members do not appear to patronize Randolph County businesses. Ed Lietz, another neighborhood resident, told the commissioners the range is “open 365 days a year” and permits rapid‑fire weapons without on‑site range marshals.

Speakers asked the county to require permits or to press the club to install noise‑mitigation measures. Steve Thayer, who said he and other neighbors have tried to communicate with TASC management without success, urged the club to “put up some kind of sound barriers” and said neighbors believed the club held roughly $188,000 in funds as of the end of 2024.

County officials did not take immediate regulatory action during the meeting. The concerns were raised during the public‑comment period; commissioners acknowledged the comments and then proceeded with the agenda. The public comment speakers requested that staff research permitting, property‑value impacts, and potential noise‑abatement options so the board can consider next steps at a future meeting.

The record shows repeated public comments raising the same core points—property‑value losses, continuous hours of operation, lack of local economic benefit, absence of permits, and requests for sound‑mitigation—though no formal enforcement action or ordinance change was proposed during the session.