Ca Patriot
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So today I was very excited to go to my local indoor gun range to test out a Glock and an Springfield XD so I could makemy long awaitedpurchase today.
I have been contemplating both these guns and also which caliber to buy, .40 or 9mm.
So I show up at my local range where I have been shooting since I was 10 years old. I have never really liked the range but its close to my house and basically the only option to shoot unless I want to drive 2 hours in LA traffic.
I brought my own paper targets and my own hearing and eye protection. I asked the range employee for a lane, a rental and a box of ammo. He asked me "do you have a gun with you ?" I said no. He asked if I was shooting alone. I said yes. He then told me they cant rent me a gun unless there were two people. I assumed it was because they wanted to charge me the extra $8 for another person.
I started to walk away and the range owner, who was standing there, looks at me and in a very accusetory and offensive manner says "suicide prevention". I looked back at him and smiled and just went "psshh, whatever". He then smacks his hands together like he is flipping me off and says "**** you".
Wow.What a way totreat customers.
How very nice to accuse someone of being about to committ suicide and then tell them "**** you" when they try to leave.
I noticed there were a few younger people there with some girls and it looked like it was maybe their first timeshooting or going to a range. Since we live in Los Angeles, we are indoctrined to be anti-gun and to believe gun people are wackos.
Is this type of behavior helpful to the image of gun owners ?
Are we to fear people renting guns because they might kill themselves ? Aregun range exployeessupposed to tellcustomers andlaw abiding gunowners to "**** off" ?
In addition, is the policy even effective at preventing suicides ? Makes me wonder about this video here where the mother shoots her son at the gun range. They had two people and two guns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZIbJyOpLKQ
Well, I will never be going to my local gun range anymore.
So today I was very excited to go to my local indoor gun range to test out a Glock and an Springfield XD so I could makemy long awaitedpurchase today.
I have been contemplating both these guns and also which caliber to buy, .40 or 9mm.
So I show up at my local range where I have been shooting since I was 10 years old. I have never really liked the range but its close to my house and basically the only option to shoot unless I want to drive 2 hours in LA traffic.
I brought my own paper targets and my own hearing and eye protection. I asked the range employee for a lane, a rental and a box of ammo. He asked me "do you have a gun with you ?" I said no. He asked if I was shooting alone. I said yes. He then told me they cant rent me a gun unless there were two people. I assumed it was because they wanted to charge me the extra $8 for another person.
I started to walk away and the range owner, who was standing there, looks at me and in a very accusetory and offensive manner says "suicide prevention". I looked back at him and smiled and just went "psshh, whatever". He then smacks his hands together like he is flipping me off and says "**** you".
Wow.What a way totreat customers.
How very nice to accuse someone of being about to committ suicide and then tell them "**** you" when they try to leave.
I noticed there were a few younger people there with some girls and it looked like it was maybe their first timeshooting or going to a range. Since we live in Los Angeles, we are indoctrined to be anti-gun and to believe gun people are wackos.
Is this type of behavior helpful to the image of gun owners ?
Are we to fear people renting guns because they might kill themselves ? Aregun range exployeessupposed to tellcustomers andlaw abiding gunowners to "**** off" ?
In addition, is the policy even effective at preventing suicides ? Makes me wonder about this video here where the mother shoots her son at the gun range. They had two people and two guns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZIbJyOpLKQ
Well, I will never be going to my local gun range anymore.