• Gerudo@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    Alcohol at a range? Id never go back. Stone cold sober people are stupid enough handling weapons.

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      2 days ago

      I don’t go back, and I have no more outdoor ranges to go to that aren’t too far away.

      I used to go to a childhood friends house but after I moved we kinda drifted apart so it’s weird to ask to use their backyard range.

      I would love to have the property to put in at least a 100m lane and a large back stop to stop ricochets and the like. Then I don’t have to go somewhere people will whinge when I shoot more than twice a minute, and I’m not at risk of an ND coming my way.

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        2 days ago

        ND

        North Dakota?

        In my area (Utah), BLM land is everywhere, and there’s plenty of unused state land an hour or so away. So we can just drive a bit and a flattish area with a natural backstop, and set up some comes or something so people can see the range.

        Is that not an option in your area?

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          2 days ago

          Apologies.

          As deegeese said, Negligent Discharge.

          My bad, I tend to think people have more knowledge of obscure things than is normal, I guess.

          And I’m in Ohio, so while I technically could find some bit of land to shoot on, there’s forests, fields, and cities. Anything in between is private property.

          I’m exaggerating a bit, but that’s more or less how it feels.

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            1 day ago

            Thanks. :) I’m not too familiar with the legal terms here. Everyone is pretty gun-positive (we have Constitutional carry here), so the chance that anyone would call the cops is pretty low if you’re outside city limits, and the chance the cops would do anything is pretty low.

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        Just be like my neighbor, his backdrop is a state park with hiking trails. He got his guns taken years ago when he flipped out and had a domestic incident but he got em back. Murica! Fuck yeah !

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        1 day ago

        I can only imagine how much shit would hit the fan if their insurance company heard about that lol.

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        2 days ago

        That’s crazy to me. Why would anyone want to be consuming alcohol while shooting?

        I know how I am when I smoke, and there’s no chance I’d trust handling a firearm. Not because I’m violent or anything when bake (lol who is) but because my reasoning and decision making skills are impaired, maybe I mistake something for something else in a tense moment and something bad happens. Nope. Safe stays locked, and the door to their room gets locked and the key given to someone responsible, or put in the coffee tin. (I don’t like coffee and baked me steers clear of it, so I figure it’s better to be in there behind several obstructions)

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          Alcohol makes your aim more steady (in small to smoderate amounts.) It’s considered a PED in shooting competitions.

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            I believe it. The first hit of my thc pen makes my hands stop shaking, any relaxant is bound to make your aim steadier in just the right amount.

            Still won’t ever see me shooting when alcohol is present.