Here is the Errata for the current rules that should clear this up:
Firing Ranged Weapons
Select a detachment to fire and follow the steps below. Models in base contact with enemy units may fire out of the Close Combat engagement if they are 2 or more pinning classes larger than the largest enemy unit they are in base contact with. Once the detachments fire has been resolved, your opponent selects a detachment and follows the same procedure. Players continue to alternate until all units eligible to fire in the current segment have done so.
1) Assign Attack Dice: Each die may be given a separate target, so you can spread your fire around or concentrate on one target. Units with multiple weapons and weapons with multiple dice may spread the dice among different targets. You may assign dice to targets that are engaged in Close Combat if they are 2 or more pinning classes larger than the largest unit they are in contact with, however if a unit chooses to do so the Cold Blooded special rule will apply.
2) Check Range: You can’t pre-measure so check anything in doubt. If the target is out of range, you miss. All measurements are made from the center of the firing model to the center of the target model.
3) Roll To-Hit: Roll the dice, and you hit on a modified score equal to or over the shooter's To-Hit value. A roll of one always misses regardless of modifiers.
4) Resolve Damage: See The Effects of Damage for details on what happens, as the rest of this section is concerned with special rules. In general, armour saves and special abilities that affect damage must be used immediately, since when a casualty is removed from the tabletop it has no further effect on the game. Yes, this means that units can be killed before they are activated to fire.
I made the errata on the Draft Gold version of the Core Rules, so unfortunately I can't post an errata'd version of the rules.
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