Support, culture key to burgeoning Wyoming firearms industry

2 Jan 2017


On a hot August day in the plains west of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Gov. Matt Mead hefted a semiautomatic rifle and took aim at a nearby target.

He fired the first three shots standing, then he moved back and shot while kneeling. Finally, the governor laid in the dirt at the Otto Road Shooting Range, an outdoor venue, and squeezed the trigger three more times. He stood, patted the dust from his blue jeans and grinned.

Gov. Mead’s enthusiasm for shooting sports and the state’s proud gun culture have proven to be fertile grounds for a growing firearms industry in Wyoming..... click here for rest of the article: http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/news/support-culture-key-to-burgeoning-/10275