Stonestacker
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Man, am I glad that I shoot on my own private land. I don't even know what RSO stands for.
I'm an NRA RSO and at my club the SOP states RSO's are not to be challenged, what we say goes when on duty. You got a problem ,write a letter to the BOD. Too many folks try to push the envelope, his approach was coarse but not inappropriate. You get belligerent the Sheriff is on speed dial.
Inappropriate, offensive, disrespectful and illegal. I would have filmed the event with my camera, called the police and then a lawyer
As always, different states may vary but I'd love it if somebody would post the law that would make a private citizen, not acting under the color of law, guilty of a criminal offense for looking through somebody's bag. All of this, "Call the sheriff" BS.
I'm an NRA RSO and at my club the SOP states RSO's are not to be challenged, what we say goes when on duty. You got a problem ,write a letter to the BOD.
Too many folks try to push the envelope, his approach was coarse but not inappropriate. You get belligerent the Sheriff is on speed dial.
4th Amendment - Which is not limited to law enforcement, as you can see. Indeed, any person (with the exception of a police officer with "probable cause", and possibly a school security guard/principal with same [though I believe only if the student is under 18]) must have a warrant to trespass upon or meddle with, your private property.
I suspect that the RSO was playing the "I know more about guns than you" card with that statement, and trying to imply that you shouldn't shoot steel cased ammo through an AR for the gun's sake. I think the "16,000 rounds of Wolf without cleaning" thread elsewhere pretty much shows that position is incorrect.The OP said that this is an OUTDOOR range and that the RSO had harangued him about the evils of steel CASED ammo. Why would this be a concern on an outdoor range?
For that matter, why would it be concern on an indoor range? I can see reasons for a range to be concerned with the type, size, and velocity of the bullets, but why do the casings matter?1911fan said:1) The OP said that this is an OUTDOOR range and that the RSO had harangued him about the evils of steel CASED ammo. Why would this be a concern on an outdoor range?
1) The OP said that this is an OUTDOOR range and that the RSO had harangued him about the evils of steel CASED ammo. Why would this be a concern on an outdoor range?
GIJOEL
Is it appropriate for a RSO to go through your bags?
Inappropriate, offensive, disrespectful and illegal. I would have filmed the event with my camera, called the police and then a lawyer
I'm with you in your first sentence....then you lost me. Then really really lost me.
Justin said:All the talk about calling the cops makes you guys sound kind of reactionary.
This is an internal club matter, and frankly the cops have better things to do than deal with a range officer with an inflated sense of authority.
lilguy said:I'm an NRA RSO and at my club the SOP states RSO's are not to be challenged, what we say goes when on duty. You got a problem ,write a letter to the BOD.
Too many folks try to push the envelope, his approach was coarse but not inappropriate. You get belligerent the Sheriff is on speed dial.