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Sunday, my friend and I packed up some guns and drove upcountry to do some shooting. Our intended range was an abandoned rock quarry, where we'd been before and where many locals go to shoot. Unfortunately, we found that the forestry service locks the gate this time of year, despite the lack of snow. Determined to get some shooting done, we went to a back-up spot a few miles away, still on BLM land, and still a legal shooting area. Not as much room here, so it was pistols only.
So a little while later, I'm happily shooting a cylinder of .38s out of my Taurus snubby, when I hear a voice behind me that isn't my friend's voice. Startled, I turn around, and find a Deputy Sheriff standing there, telling me to put the gun down. I do so, and step away, hands away from my sides.
The Deputy proceeded to check us both for additional guns in our waistbands, run our I.D's, and check the registration on our guns. I asked if we'd done something wrong, and the Deputy replied that maybe we hadn't, if our guns and I.D's checked out. Eventually, we passed inspection, and the Deputy left.
Is it normal for cops, when they come across people putting holes in paper out in the woods, to halt shooting (and make sure everyone's disarmed) while they verify that everything is nice and legal? Is it, perhaps, because my friend and I are younger guys? Or is it just that we suffer the misfortune of living in California?
So a little while later, I'm happily shooting a cylinder of .38s out of my Taurus snubby, when I hear a voice behind me that isn't my friend's voice. Startled, I turn around, and find a Deputy Sheriff standing there, telling me to put the gun down. I do so, and step away, hands away from my sides.
The Deputy proceeded to check us both for additional guns in our waistbands, run our I.D's, and check the registration on our guns. I asked if we'd done something wrong, and the Deputy replied that maybe we hadn't, if our guns and I.D's checked out. Eventually, we passed inspection, and the Deputy left.
Is it normal for cops, when they come across people putting holes in paper out in the woods, to halt shooting (and make sure everyone's disarmed) while they verify that everything is nice and legal? Is it, perhaps, because my friend and I are younger guys? Or is it just that we suffer the misfortune of living in California?