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State police urge modest upgrades at training range to allow realistic rifle and vehicle training
Summary
New Hampshire State Police officials told the Public Works and Highways committee that modest capital improvements to the state firearms training range are needed to allow rifle training, vehicle-start scenarios and basic utilities. Department of Public Works provided a $2.3 million total estimate, including soft costs.
New Hampshire State Police officials asked the Public Works and Highways committee for modest capital improvements to the agency’s firearms training range, saying the current site limits realistic training, including rifle use and vehicle-based scenarios.
Commissioner Robert Quinn of the Department of Safety told committee members the range serves as “the backstop for law enforcement throughout the state,” supporting some 300 agencies and many towns without local police. Major Davey, who leads the operations bureau of the New Hampshire State Police, said the current configuration forces static, “punching holes in paper” training rather than realistic, moving exercises.
Major Davey said the state-owned range allows troopers to simulate starting and firing from vehicles, using cover and elevation, and…
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