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No reason for a limit on rounds, though. I'd take a pass on joining that club or being a member.
Welcome to standard NRA "safety" doctrine circa 1985. Still alive and kicking at some clubs, unfortunately.
I just emailed Tom Lumb, Outdoor Director, and Al Croteau, the Indoor Director at the Andover Club. I asked, again, to allow full loads a on all revolvers at both indoor and outdoor ranges. They will need to advise the BOD as a whole, on this issue. Maybe if we get the ok on revolvers we can work on semi-autos in the future.
Feel free to follow my lead.
Ill send them a similar letter. Being a brand new member not sure if my opinions will hold much weight but its worth a shot. Not sure how long you've been a member yanici, but if you know other members with the same mindset maybe they can write as well.
My advise find another club. I can see if he said that some rifles have been known to go full auto but a handgun. Sounds like an outdated rule or a club which is not really handgun friendly.
So you've gone through all of the hoops to ensure you are a safe and law abiding gun owner to get your license and a GUN CLUB is going to put restrictions on you?
I was told by the same gentleman, the rule goes back to the cowboy days when guys would only load 5 rounds into their six shooters and leave the hammer on the empty chamber in case they dropped it..
It happens. Usually when someone is testing out his first home trigger job. It's a stupid reason for a 5-round limit though.
Yeah, Cowboys did it because they were riding and working so there was a decent chance of getting thrown off your horse or the gun getting snagged as you worked. Unless your gun range has a Rodeo ring in it wouldn't really apply to you.
I would NOT recommend admitting in writing that you possess a malfunctioning gun that mimics a full auto when malfunctioning.
David Olofson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
YMMV.
Haanstad said Olofson had provided weapons and ammunition to so many people he couldn't keep track. A search of his home turned up books on converting rifles to fully automatic, and e-mail on his computer showed he bought M-16 parts, records show.
Hahhaha. Want to really make your blood boil? Go google "constructive possesion." Your head should explode about the time you find out about the shoelaces.
It appears from that article that the trial was a case of he-said/he-said. The guy that got caught said the guy that lent him the rifle knew it could fire automatically. That seems a bit different from having a weapon that accidentally goes full auto and to which you proceed to immediately take out of service and have repaired. If the owner knew it was capable of full-auto and then loaned it out, well that was a dumb thing to do. I'm not sure that was indeed the case, it also appears the ATF paid the witness for his testimony, which would seem a bit illegal. Its difficult to say what really happened based on a wikipedia article.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel article:
I wonder if a bore snake could be considered as bad as a shoelace?
Sent from my chimney using smoke signals.
And what is the point of your quote from the Sentinel?
Clevert said the key was not what parts were in the weapon but whether it operated in automatic mode. He played a video used at trial showing ATF agents firing Olofson's weapon in automatic mode. He also noted that in one ATF test, the rifle didn't fire automatically when military-grade ammunition was used.
Smart money says that if your gun malfs and goes full auto, you should have it repaired immediately.
Actually, it's YOUR house now too. A club is only its membership and its board. If you don't like the rules, run for the board, get some support from the membership, win, and change the rules.
Everyone bitches about how much they hate the rules at their clubs, but no one seems to hate them enough to do anything about them.
I just emailed Tom Lumb, Outdoor Director, and Al Croteau, the Indoor Director at the Andover Club. I asked, again, to allow full loads a on all revolvers at both indoor and outdoor ranges. They will need to advise the BOD as a whole, on this issue. Maybe if we get the ok on revolvers we can work on semi-autos in the future.
Feel free to follow my lead.
Exactly. Let the BOD know that you would like to present at their next meeting. Then give a full dog and pony show.
Don