This has got to stop!

[chad4000]

Originally Posted by dkbikes4life4130

Being the latest range to have someone off themselves there might also be bad for buisness.

beat me to it.... exactly. everytime i have ever rented, I was with somebody who had brought their weapons and it was obvious that we were comparing.

[chongo182]

May have been suggested at some point in this thread; but a range that I frequent here in SoCal has a "friend policy". You must either come with your own gun to shoot, or a friend if neither of you don't have a gun of your own and want to rent.

I guess the premise is, if you have your own firearm, you don't need to go to the range to commit suicide. And the odds are quite high that someone wouldn't go with a friend to commit the act.

One could argue that someone who is suicidal may end up causing harm to his friend int he process, but there are other arguments against that.

Anyways. It's one method of dealing with it.

[chad4000]

I wonder how much actual revenue a shop gets from rentals? anybody know?

my local range has gotten so expensive to rent I just stopped. I had never shot an XD before I bought it. I just read up on it alot... what can ya do?

[mirage2521]

Originally Posted by afmo

This is the problem. We're into the realm of leftist tactics. "But if it saves just one life!! ZOMG ITS WORTH IT!!!!"

People are going to do what they're going to do and creating more obstacles to gun ownership isn't going to change that.

And what if the other method is getting in his car and putting it into oncoming traffic? What if the other method is suicide by cop? What if the other method is that he snaps and kills a bunch of other people first? what if what if what if what if.... we can sit here and play the game all day long, but in the end you're just speculating.

If I am to follow your logic, there should be no training or licensing for driver of automobiles either?

Kalifornians...lol



just threw that in there to fire you up a little

[chad4000]

Originally Posted by afmo

And what if the other method is getting in his car and putting it into oncoming traffic? What if the other method is suicide by cop? What if the other method is that he snaps and kills a bunch of other people first? what if what if what if what if.... we can sit here and play the game all day long, but in the end you're just speculating.

I would say the differance is those other methods dont give the anti's extra ammo to get higher restrictions on guns. if the gun community itself were to regulate rentals some how to avoid range suicides, it would keep us out of the news for negative things like this.

[GreenBayShooter]

Solution:
Have a cinder-block enclosed room, with a drain in the center, garden hose bib. Give them a target to practice on, and a chair, and then they can end it. Drain makes for easy cleanup... Take numbers and put a time limit on the room. NEXT!

(being sarcastic of course).

[afmo]

Originally Posted by mirage2521

If I am to follow your logic, there should be no training or licensing for driver of automobiles either?

Kalifornians...lol



just threw that in there to fire you up a little

you spelled California wrong.

[fastboy]

I think we as gun owners should refrain from falling into the mental trap of self-censure every time someone gets killed or injured by guns.

[ssilicon]

Originally Posted by dkbikes4life4130

Man Kills Self At Shooting Range - Orlando News Story - WKMG Orlando

Another gun range suicide. This guy rented the gun just like the rest of them. This is number 4 since April I believe.

Makes economic sense. Why buy when you only need it once?

[chad4000]

Originally Posted by fastboy

I think we as gun owners should refrain from falling into the mental trap of self-censure every time someone gets killed or injured by guns.

the idea of somebody just getting hurt or killed by guns is much different from somebody going to the range specifically to use our hobby to kill themselves.

believe me, I dont care about the guy at all.. but I will tell you this, i dont want to be in some range some day with my wife when he blows his head off in the stall next to me.