Hi folks,
I'm a newbie, both on the forum and with shooting in general. So bear with me if this question seems stupid...
First, some background: I live in British Columbia, where firearms are highly regulated; I've taken the requisite firearms safety course, and applied for a Possession and Acquisition license, which can take upwards of 2 months to process. So I'm currently in a slightly frustrating limbo where I can't yet buy a gun, and none of the ranges near me have guns to rent.
I'm going to be in the Seattle area soon for a trip, and thought that it would be fun to drop by a range while I'm down there. I looked around, found one that rents guns, and called them. The guy told me that they will only rent guns to people who bring their own guns to the range.
Huh?
I was confused by this, to say the least, but I couldn't get a coherent explanation out of the guy on the phone. Can anyone explain the reasoning behind this? Is this a common rule?
I thought half the point of having guns to rent was to give newbies like myself the chance to try a few out before plonking down several hundred dollars on our own firearm. Am I missing something really obvious?
I'm a newbie, both on the forum and with shooting in general. So bear with me if this question seems stupid...
First, some background: I live in British Columbia, where firearms are highly regulated; I've taken the requisite firearms safety course, and applied for a Possession and Acquisition license, which can take upwards of 2 months to process. So I'm currently in a slightly frustrating limbo where I can't yet buy a gun, and none of the ranges near me have guns to rent.
I'm going to be in the Seattle area soon for a trip, and thought that it would be fun to drop by a range while I'm down there. I looked around, found one that rents guns, and called them. The guy told me that they will only rent guns to people who bring their own guns to the range.
Huh?
I was confused by this, to say the least, but I couldn't get a coherent explanation out of the guy on the phone. Can anyone explain the reasoning behind this? Is this a common rule?
I thought half the point of having guns to rent was to give newbies like myself the chance to try a few out before plonking down several hundred dollars on our own firearm. Am I missing something really obvious?