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Omaha Investors to Convert Theater Into Shooting Range

shooting range targetOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A group of Omaha businessmen are planning to transform a vacant movie theater into a recreational shooting range and firearms retailer.

The investors plan to convert the 50,000-square-foot Cinema Center building into the Omaha Gun Club, complete with classrooms for shooting and safety training, a cafe, VIP lounge area and gunsmithing services.

Mike Bazinet, a spokesman for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, says 30 to 40 so-called “guntry clubs” have popped up across the county over the past few years. The clubs emerged from a rise in firearms sales amid a national debate on gun control, as well as consumers’ expectation for more luxury.

Although firearms sales have leveled off, Bazinet says new gun owners are still looking to improve their shooting skills.

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