Bethesda airsoft gun range will close after community backlash
BETHESDA, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - The owner of Aim Point inside the Westfield Montgomery Mall said it was supposed to be a place to have a fun. The community thought otherwise.
On November 22, AIM Point opened it’s doors to the public across from the food court in Montgomery Mall.
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After paying a small fee, customers are given an AR-15-style airsoft gun to target shoot.
Once community members caught wind of the business negative comments and complaints online began sprouting up.
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“I have no interest in something like that,” says one patron. “Especially with what’s going on in our country with guns. I understand safety and all that but I wouldn’t want my kids going into a mall and shooting at targets with an assault rifle or airsoft gun whatever it is.”
Community members told FOX 5 that a targeting range inside The Montgomery Mall is offensive given the mall shooting that took place inside the mall’s parking garage in March of 2018.
The owner told FOX 5 that the complaints reached the level of upper management at the mall.
The owner of the store was given a termination letter effectively ending the store’s one year lease early.
Aim Point’s last day of business will be on January 10, 2020.