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Neighbors urge Randolph County to restrict Fuller Mill Road shooting range, cite property-value loss and noise
Summary
During public comment, multiple Randolph County residents asked commissioners to restrict the Triad Action Shooting Club (TASC) on Fuller Mill Road, raising concerns about noise, lack of permits, diminished property values and limited local economic benefit from visitors.
Several Randolph County residents used the meeting’s public‑comment period to press commissioners to act on concerns about the Triad Action Shooting Club (TASC) gun range on Fuller Mill Road.
Isaac Hoffman told the board that the county tax office “determined that the presence of the gun range reduces the surrounding property value by 25%,” which Hoffman translated to “approximately $12,000 in lost revenue for the county each year.” He said the range is sited near residential properties, pays minimal taxes because it is on deferred farmland, and that range users patronize businesses in neighboring Davidson County rather than Randolph County.
Ed Leitz said the TASC range differs from other regional ranges because it sits within a residential-agricultural district and has at least 75 homes within one mile. He said the range operates daily from 9 a.m. to sunset six days a week and has extended hours Sundays, and he asserted the facility allows “all manners of weapons” and lacks on-site range marshals.
Neighbor and organizer Stephen (Steve) Thayer said residents have tried to work with the club but, after management would not engage, neighbors appealed directly to club members and prepared possible low-cost sound‑barrier solutions. Thayer said the club had $188,000 in cash at the end of 2024 and suggested that money could fund noise mitigation if members cooperated.
All three speakers asked the commissioners to consider the noise and permitting issues as a public‑nuisance problem and to protect nearby residents’ property values. Commissioners acknowledged the comments; no formal action or vote on the matter occurred during the meeting, and staff did not present a proposed regulatory or enforcement action at the time.
