Shooters happy to be back ‘home’

national shooters can finally return to their ‘home’ as the Subang Shooting Range, which was closed since September, opened its doors yesterday.

The centre was sealed off from all activities for eight months due to lax of security.

The management of the shooting club came into focus when a student committed suicide in a college toilet in Subang Jaya with a Walther GS in June last year.

The 19-year-old, a club member, got the pistol from the shooting range.

With the reopening of the range, the national shooters will now get to train there ahead of the Philippines Sea Games.

The national circuit was halted following the closure of the range, but it will be revived with the Selangor Open next month.

The national shooters are looking forward to returning to Subang as they were unhappy training at the NSC Centre, which was not fully equipped, in Bukit Jalil.

Rifle specialist Ezuan Nasir Khan said he and his teammates must now work toward regaining their form after being deprived of competitions for eight months.

“Shooters need to compete regularly to maintain their form.

“After the closure, shooters were selected for international assignments based on their form in training. I am glad that we can now return to Subang,” said Ezuan.

National Shooting Association of Malaysia (NSAM) competitions and training committee head Datuk Musa Omar said the association received the clearance from the police to reopen the range two days ago.

“We were informed via a letter from the Selangor police chief. They have reminded us to beef up security in all aspects following the incident last year,” said Musa.