Sorry I didn't get around to posting earlier, but it’s been a busy time in my household.
Now back to the juicy details, I arrived at the range at around 11, paid my six bucks to shoot for the rest of the day and headed off to one of the pistol ranges. I had been shooting for about an hour when I walked downrange to hang up another target. As I turned to go back to firing line, I noticed a large group of SUVs pull into the parking lot. But I didn't think anything of it, because I had seen a sign posted at the entrance mentioning a shoot scheduled for that afternoon. I just thought it was people arriving for that. I reloaded my ruger mkII and went back to shooting.
After about fifteen minutes, I hear a very authoritative voice behind me say, "Sir, I need you to stop firing and please set down your weapon". I assumed this was a range officer or someone else from the club. I set down the pistol and turned to see a member of the PA state police's swat team with an 870 pointed at me. I was a little shocked to say the least. He then informed me that I wasn't in any trouble, but that he needed me to leave the range immediately. I packed up my stuff as quickly as I could. He then told me to make sure I had no visible weapons and that he would escort me to my vehicle. As he walked me to my car I saw more feds than I've ever seen before. The ATF were clearly out in force, the seemed to be in the process of securing the main building and they were packing some serious firepower. I saw several agents with MP5s, ARs and a few shotguns added for extra flavor. I believe I saw some FBI there as well. I quickly and quietly put my stuff in my car and drove away slowly. I counted 6 pa state troopers at the entrance to the range as I left.
It seemed as though they knew exactly who they were looking for and luckily it wasn't me. I wasn't searched or even asked to identify myself. All in all the officer I dealt was courteous and professional, even for the brief time he had his shotgun pointed at me.
I stopped about a mile down the road and called my wife on my cell. I was a little shaken by the whole experience. Her first response was what had I done. Then after I explained that I wasn't in any trouble, she asked if I had gotten a refund.