coloradokevin
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So, for those of you who weren't aware of this fact, Colorado has been having a horrendous wildfire season this year, with some of the deadliest, costliest, and most destructive fires in this state's history. As such, very restrictive fire bans have been in effect for many of our mountain communities, which outlaw activities such as smoking outside unless you're in an area that is cleared of vegetation for three feet in any direction, campfire bans, fireworks bans, restrictions on use of charcoal grills, etc.
Today I saw a news article that says Park County, Colorado, has now banned the use of firearms anywhere in the county. Park County is a rural mountain area, and I've often gone hunting or shooting there myself.
Personally, while I very much respect the fire threat at the moment, I don't see normal gun use as a legitimate cause of wildfires (despite this article's claim that two fires were started by target shooting). In my estimation, which is based on 25+ years of shooting experience, the only way a fire would be started by target shooting is if the shooter was using some type of incendiary/tracer ammunition, or if they were shooting at an incendiary/exploding type of target. I feel like this type of restriction is needlessly targeting those of us in the gun-using community, when I don't really believe that our activities are causing any fires. After all, the range I belong to is on a very dry grassland area, and it probably absorbs better than 100,000 rounds of ammo per week -- no fires yet.
I'd love to hear some thoughts from any of you on this subject. What do you say?
HERE'S A LINK TO THE ARTICLE:
http://www.9news.com/news/article/275786/339/Park-County-Sheriff-No-fires-And-we-mean-it
Today I saw a news article that says Park County, Colorado, has now banned the use of firearms anywhere in the county. Park County is a rural mountain area, and I've often gone hunting or shooting there myself.
Personally, while I very much respect the fire threat at the moment, I don't see normal gun use as a legitimate cause of wildfires (despite this article's claim that two fires were started by target shooting). In my estimation, which is based on 25+ years of shooting experience, the only way a fire would be started by target shooting is if the shooter was using some type of incendiary/tracer ammunition, or if they were shooting at an incendiary/exploding type of target. I feel like this type of restriction is needlessly targeting those of us in the gun-using community, when I don't really believe that our activities are causing any fires. After all, the range I belong to is on a very dry grassland area, and it probably absorbs better than 100,000 rounds of ammo per week -- no fires yet.
I'd love to hear some thoughts from any of you on this subject. What do you say?
HERE'S A LINK TO THE ARTICLE:
http://www.9news.com/news/article/275786/339/Park-County-Sheriff-No-fires-And-we-mean-it
