- June 11, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Frustrated over a lack of community support for a proposed gun range, the executive director of Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, emailed the local chamber of commerce last week, threatening to prevent his soldiers from patronizing area businesses.
Retired Brig. Gen. Christopher Faux threatened a “conditional confinement” for thousands of troops in an email to Chris Adams, chief of staff of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce.
The proposed multi-purpose machine gun, or MPMG, range at Camp Edwards, located on Joint Base Cape Cod, would be the first in Massachusetts.
Access to an MPMG range is key to meeting weapons qualifications standards and training requirements, officials say. Currently, the closest range is 270 miles away at Camp Ethan Allen in Jericho, Vermont, according to a study by the Massachusetts National Guard.
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