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Laura

Laura

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I'm with the Andover Sportsmen's club and just paid my annual and wish I didn't now. Is there any gun club near Peabody that DOESN'T have restrictions on gun targets? I got an email today that left me scratching my head. How is this a "human" target? I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I haven't been there since I joined because of my parents' health situation. I pay on time nevertheless, and now I see this? Can someone explain? I just wanted something that I could see easily, and it doesn't look a person to me. Is there anything near me that's less restrictive?
 

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This is what they said is prohibited. How the Hell are the two on the end in human form?
 

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I can't figure this....how the Hell does the orange target on the end and the target like mine on the other resemble a human being?
 
What target can I use that's large enough to see easily that DOSN'T offend anyone? Looks like I wasted money on my targets, which is always great.
 
First, I agree with OP, that particular target is an aerial view of the Indy 500. In Andover's case, I've been told, it's a deal with the SP to keep an A rating so they can buy firearms in their name for training. Is anal.
 
Laura said:
Does every gun club in the state of Massachusetts have a restriction on my target?
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I don't know if Andover has a club LTC as indicated in the video. But not every gun club has the restriction.
 
grizquad said:
It's because the club has a Class 1 license from MSP. This allows the club to have club owned firearms stored on property. It's a Mass law thing. Not the club.
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MGL prohibits any club with a CLUB CLASS A LTC from allowing anyone to shoot a human-shaped target unless it is an organized police qualification (and they shoot at milk-bottle Q targets these days).

According to my sources, only 1 club in MA was stupid enough to get the Club Class A LTC!!

It is perfectly legal to shoot those targets at every other club in MA. That said, reading comprehension is very poor amongst club officers/BODs and some do ban the targets.

And all four MA clubs that I was a member of owned club guns and stored them on the property . . . without a Club Class A LTC! No MGL requires a club to be "licensed".
Laura said:
Does every gun club in the state of Massachusetts have a restriction on my target?
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No.
 
Mass rifle in Woburn restricts it to no face targets of “anyone living or dead.” I use targets like the OP posted there.

They go over it in range rules posted online:

Home - Massachusetts Rifle Association

Promote the shooting sports in a safe manner and friendly atmosphere.
massrifle.com massrifle.com
 
Laura said:
This is what they said is prohibited. How the Hell are the two on the end in human form?
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The one on the right is basically an IPSC silhouette target, so I can understand why they'd say that. The one on the left...I guess I can see the top section as being a "neck" in a silhouette target.

Yours is an oval target. I wouldn't worry. I would also look at other clubs. The restrictions related to the Class A license are insane, and maintaining it (especially as the only club that still does) seems like a bad sign.

Unfortunately, I'm not much help; I doubt you want to drive out to Harvard all that often.
 
Laura said:
I'm with the Andover Sportsmen's club and just paid my annual and wish I didn't now. Is there any gun club near Peabody that DOESN'T have restrictions on gun targets? I got an email today that left me scratching my head. How is this a "human" target? I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I haven't been there since I joined because of my parents' health situation. I pay on time nevertheless, and now I see this? Can someone explain? I just wanted something that I could see easily, and it doesn't look a person to me. Is there anything near me that's less restrictive?
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That's ridiculous. It's a freaking oval with a red bullseye.

Funny thing is how that could ever be argued or determined in court. Is your black oval target too oblong compared to a black circle? At what proportion of X vs Y axis is a target center not torso-esque enough?😆
 
Laura said:
I can't figure this....how the Hell does the orange target on the end and the target like mine on the other resemble a human being?
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how the hell - your club got range officers who did that interpretation? f#ck that club, then, and those ROs as well.
f#ck me if i would be paying for some jerk to have a right to interpret legality of a painted paper i intend making holes in.
 
I'm a member at ACS and got the same e-mail today and several others in the past re: the same topic. Seems very fuddy to me and pisses me off as well but I guess you either find another club or use round splatter targets like I get from Walmart. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if ASSachusetts is the only state with this type of regulation/requirement.
 

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