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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Veteran s Covington business prepares for proper, safe gun usage Dwayne Chaney demonstrates some of the virtual handgun training his new Covington business, Always on Point, offers. - photo by Tom Spigolon
COVINGTON, Ga. Dwayne Chaney tells those he trains they should try to stop any threat without shooting.
But he also wants them know how to stop a threat if it comes their way.
“It’s about awareness,” he said.
Chaney and his wife, Sunshine Jones-Chaney, own and operate Always on Point LLC, which includes AOP Virtual Shooting Range and Always On Point Personal Protection Consultants.
In March 2007 retired Marine Dwayne F. Chaney approached the Covington City Council with a proposal to open an indoor shooting range where he would train both the general public and law enforcement in firearms safety and personal awareness.
At the time, city ordinances prohibited the discharge of firearms within city limits, except for law enforcement. But the council was so impressed with Chaneyâs plan that they amended the ordinance to accommodate indoor shooting ranges in districts zoned highway commercial, light industrial, and heavy industrial.
It has taken 13 years for Chaney to realize his dream, but AOP (Always On Point LLC) Virtual Shooting Range is now ready to open at 6178 Wheat St. in Covington. Chaney said that the cost of opening a live fire range, and the wisdom of a friend and mentor made him realize that virtual training was the way to go.