MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources has delayed plans to impose uniform rules on state-owned shooting ranges in the face of pushback from the public. The regulations would prohibit alcohol on the ranges, ban automatic weapons and exploding targets and require shooters to unload their weapons when they’re off the firing line. The DNR’s board was set to vote on the rules April 13 but agency officials pulled the package off the agenda Thursday. DNR spokesman George Althoff says the agency has received multiple comments from people questioning the plan. He says one of the concerns was whether requiring unloaded weapons off the firing line conflicts with open and concealed carry laws. He says the DNR will gather more input and bring the rules back later this year.
