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The Knight Of Light · 10-03-2006, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by standerson

This is getting out of hand. Ranges are going to shut down becaue they will not be able to afford the insurance to operate.

If you want to kill yourself; 1) jump off a bridge, 2) drive your car off said bridge, 3) use a rope, tie one end to the bridge and jump.

Don't go to our ranges and ruin shooting for the rest of us.

Then they will sue bridge companies for making railings that were too easy to climb, flimsy and easily driven through, or had railing at all to tie ropes too. It will never end.

**XDAndMe** · 10-03-2006, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DanTheEldest

I wonder how much this (suicides) actually happens, particularly at ranges that rent out guns.

There was a range suicide around here within the last couple years. A guy rented a gun and stayed until closing time. He waited for everyone else to leave the shooting lanes before he put the gun to himself and took that one last shot. The range operator was left to deal with the mess.

03RangerXLT · 10-04-2006, 02:52 AM

.had a murder/suicide at a range I used to frequent often a couple years ago. It was one of those ranges in a national forrest (Tuskgeege). Not good stuff.

**Glenn** · 10-04-2006, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by The Knight Of Light

Then they will sure bridge companies for making railings that were too easy to climb, flimsy and easily driven through, or had railing at all to tie ropes too. It will never end.

What would you use to sure a bridge co. a lawyer or an english teacher?

Ed 2001 SS · 10-04-2006, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Glenn

What would you use to sure a bridge co. a lawyer or an English teacher?

Fixed.

deltafred · 10-04-2006, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jednp

Just got home from out of town, and see this in the news tonight.

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/4301897.html

does that range have a safety class for new people coming to shoot? if not, that could also make them loable, due to the fact that they did not check to make sure this guy knew how to USE a handgun. there is one indoor range i go to that requires it and then when you complete the class, you get a card that you HAVE to show everytime you shoot, makes sense to me.

Krackels · 10-04-2006, 07:51 AM

Unfortunately I think this isn't a rare occurrance. I've heard quite a few stories of people going to a public range, renting a gun, and shooting themself.

Whether it's an ND or suicide, people need to place the blame on the person that committed the act.

deapee · 10-04-2006, 07:56 AM

That sucks. Be ready for your local range to shut down for a long while or at the very least get new insurance that will only allow people to shoot with ammo purchased at the range.

The guy that owns the range near my house owns two ranges and at the other one, the same thing happened. Someone committed suicide at the other range. It shut both of the ranges down for nearly 5 months because his insurance tripled. He ended up finding insurance through the NRA somehow, but the only thing is you are only allowed to shoot ammo that you buy at the range the same day that you're shooting it.

In either case, that definately sucks man...I'd hate to be there when something like that went down.

Paul · 10-04-2006, 08:40 AM

The indoor ranges I go to don't have a range officer around. Not sure this would fix this, but I think it would discourage some of the reckless behavior I have seen.

mullanman · 10-04-2006, 09:38 AM

Sorry to hear that. Is your range an indoor range? I assume they sign a liability waiver?

10-04-2006, 02:52 AM	#13
03RangerXLT XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Atlanta area, Georgia Posts: 2,252	.had a murder/suicide at a range I used to frequent often a couple years ago. It was one of those ranges in a national forrest (Tuskgeege). Not good stuff. __________________ -John WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!

10-04-2006, 07:51 AM	#17
Krackels XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 19,562 Blog Entries: 5	Unfortunately I think this isn't a rare occurrance. I've heard quite a few stories of people going to a public range, renting a gun, and shooting themself. Whether it's an ND or suicide, people need to place the blame on the person that committed the act. __________________ "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." --Benjamin Franklin PA Roll Call

10-04-2006, 08:40 AM	#19
Paul XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,678	The indoor ranges I go to don't have a range officer around. Not sure this would fix this, but I think it would discourage some of the reckless behavior I have seen. __________________ Paul

10-04-2006, 09:38 AM	#20
mullanman XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,909	Sorry to hear that. Is your range an indoor range? I assume they sign a liability waiver? __________________ USPSA L2683

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10-04-2006, 07:56 AM	#18
deapee XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 373	That sucks. Be ready for your local range to shut down for a long while or at the very least get new insurance that will only allow people to shoot with ammo purchased at the range. The guy that owns the range near my house owns two ranges and at the other one, the same thing happened. Someone committed suicide at the other range. It shut both of the ranges down for nearly 5 months because his insurance tripled. He ended up finding insurance through the NRA somehow, but the only thing is you are only allowed to shoot ammo that you buy at the range the same day that you're shooting it. In either case, that definately sucks man...I'd hate to be there when something like that went down.