Shooting range owner cuts ties to Blackwater

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By Anne Krueger
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

April 29, 2008

SAN DIEGO – The owner of a shooting range who trained military personnel for Blackwater Worldwide said yesterday he will no longer work with the North Carolina-based government contractor because of its notoriety.


Advertisement“I'm tired of being dragged into this thing,” said Marc Halcon, owner of American Shooting Center in Kearny Mesa.
Halcon, who has run American Shooting Center for 11 years, said he has been a subcontractor for Blackwater since 2002. He sent a fax yesterday notifying the company that the agreement will end May 31.

Blackwater plans to open an indoor training center for Navy personnel this summer in a 61,600-square-foot warehouse in Otay Mesa. The company scuttled plans to build a training center in the East County community of Potrero after noise tests showed gunfire at the site exceeded county standards.

Brian Bonfiglio, a Blackwater vice president, said Halcon's decision will not affect the company's plans.

“With Blackwater's new facility in Otay Mesa, there is no longer a reason for our relationship with Mr. Halcon to continue,” Bonfiglio said.

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1. I was cheering this guy for finally seeing the light

until I read the rest of the article. Wonder if he'd still said what he did if Blackwater was still going to use his facilities.