onlinebiker
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I would have offered the guy a few lead paint chips to go with his burger....
From the sound of it - he'd eaten more than a few as a kid....
From the sound of it - he'd eaten more than a few as a kid....
And some folks shouldnt be allowed to own a gun either IMO but you will never convince others on that one either.Some people do not belong on the range
Well, no, not exactly. I wouldn't go so far as to say the OP was wrong, but I will mention that I've had pretty good luck minding my own business, even when I see fellow grown-ups doing things that I wouldn't do myself. YMMV, of course.Am I the only one so far that has a problem with this story?
Boy, you really don't get it. A few years ago I was at a rifle range and I saw someone smoking a cigarette. Being as I am my brother's keeper, I marched right up to him and lectured him on the dangers of tobacco. He didn't seem to understand that it was for his own good, and he told me to go away. (The nerve of some people...)After being driven from the range(where he paid 15 dollars an hour to shoot a few rounds) by overly helpful patrons and range officers the guy was in the parking lot bitching to his buddy. Is that against the law?
The dangers of smoking cigarettes are well known, not as many shooters are as aware of the dangers of lead in the air at a range. Many range owners and employees even seem ignorant about it.A few years ago I was at a rifle range and I saw someone smoking a cigarette
The line between "caring" and "butting in" is exceedingly fine. I always try to err on the side of "He's a grown-up; he knows what he's doing". To err on the other side can actually be pretty insulting, if you look at from the POV of the fellow who's being lectured.Is the idea of caring about other in the world that dead that we can't even fathom why anyone would do such a thing?
Aside from th health risk, I would think that the potential of him leaving grease and condiments on shared range equipment (i.e. bench rests) would justifiy the rule and enforcement of such a rule.
The line between "caring" and "butting in" is exceedingly fine. I always try to err on the side of "He's a grown-up; he knows what he's doing". To err on the other side can actually be pretty insulting, if you look at from the POV of the fellow who's being lectured.
And again, I'm not really trying to say that there was definitely something wrong with telling the guy he shouldn't eat inside the range. I just want to point out that it's not as perfectly clear-cut as some seem to think.
I was there shooting on the rifle range and this kid walks up during a cease fire with a ninja'd AK, action closed (1 rule broken),
I mean what says wonderful like marching into a parking lot with two loaded concealed guns to confront a guy for eating at the range? Then calling the cops on him because you heard him complaining about you to his buddy. To me that just does not seem,,,,,,,,well "friendly".