guns are a study in cause and effect. You have it, you see something, you shoot. That cannot be undone. I am sure that people that shoot stop signs think it was stupid when they finished. The cause and effect needs to be learned though, so better stop signs than most other things.
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searcher451
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The electronic road signs warning of ice, snow, chain requirements, road blockages, etc., during the winter months in the Santiam Pass in Central Oregon are routinely shot out by passing motorists who stick their handguns out the window and let 'er fly as they are driving by -- happens two to three a season, I'm told (from a couple of sources at the state's Department of Transportation insiders.)
I don't think that this is an Oregon phenomonon, but it does point out some issues here.
And we wonder why some people get upset about guns and gun owners.
I don't think that this is an Oregon phenomonon, but it does point out some issues here.
And we wonder why some people get upset about guns and gun owners.
Humboldt County in northern Nevada recently built a new and quite elaborate outdoor range, largely because the County Commissioners perceived the pressing need for such a facility in this area where shooting and hunting are extremely popular activities.
The range has been open (unattended) for almost two years so far. One of those "traffic-counter" cables recorded over 1700 visits in a 7-day period earlier this year. We have ZERO vandalism or even littering problems so far (touch wood). I was up there today, and the site is pristine.
This means that our local shooters (Winnemucca area) are behaving extremely well, even to controlling litter from such things as fired targets.
It seems that when a facility is obviously cared for (and cared about). most thinking folks espect it. I do hope this situation continues just as it now is.
The range has been open (unattended) for almost two years so far. One of those "traffic-counter" cables recorded over 1700 visits in a 7-day period earlier this year. We have ZERO vandalism or even littering problems so far (touch wood). I was up there today, and the site is pristine.
This means that our local shooters (Winnemucca area) are behaving extremely well, even to controlling litter from such things as fired targets.
It seems that when a facility is obviously cared for (and cared about). most thinking folks espect it. I do hope this situation continues just as it now is.
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The cause and effect needs to be learned though, so better stop signs than most other things.
Did I misread that or are you actually defending those who vandalize things with guns as needing some kind of learning experience?
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I don't think you misread it, but took it out of context. I believe he is analysing, not defending, the shooters.Did I misread that or are you actually defending those who vandalize things with guns as needing some kind of learning experience?
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