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Shooting by School
Mr. Gunz
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Me and my friends are out of school and the other day we were up on the hill above my old school shooting 22's and the school is about 500 yards away down over the hill from our range where you cant see it at all and its 100% safe from any (God forbid) stray bullets. Anyways we were shooting and a day later a teacher came up to us and asked us if we were shooting the day before (during school hours) and said if we were to stop because the school was ready to call the cops on us. First off did we do anything illegal and second could the school have done anything?
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wait guns dont have to be registered in pa right? Like ones that arent full auto
To be honest I can't tell you. But if you are not sure about your gun laws I would be finding out. You're pushing the envelope shooting near a school with all those anti gun teachers(sterotype I know, would call them liberal but they are opposed to liberty)they undoubtably will try to stop you somehow.
Unless you want to be the opening story on the 6:00 o'clock news, I'd find another place to shoot. Legal or not, the anti-gunners would jump all over that story. That teacher did you a favor.
I agree the teacher did them a favor,nice heads up to get thier ducks in a row.
But If it's legal to shoot there then why find another place? The western frontier is gone, you can't simply move like Daniel Boone till you no longer see the smoke from the neighbors cabin. The school officials may be worried, justifiably maybe, but why should thier paranoia dictate the loss of rights for others.
quote:Originally posted by Spider7115
Unless you want to be the opening story on the 6:00 o'clock news, I'd find another place to shoot. Legal or not, the anti-gunners would jump all over that story. That teacher did you a favor.
I agree the teacher did them a favor,nice heads up to get thier ducks in a row.
But If it's legal to shoot there then why find another place? The western frontier is gone, you can't simply move like Daniel Boone till you no longer see the smoke from the neighbors cabin. The school officials may be worried, justifiably maybe, but why should thier paranoia dictate the loss of rights for others.
Legal or not, it's the anti-gun public perception that hurts responsible gun owners. I can picture the TV news crying that a .22 bullet can travel up to a mile and the school is a mere 500 yards away. Sometimes, discretion is the better part of valor.
Far too many times I see on the news that someone had a "cache of weapons" or "an arsenal" when it may have only been two or three hunting guns. I saw an episode of "Law & Order" where a man had three legally registered handguns and Detective Olivia Benson said "Three handguns? Are you expecting a war?".
In NY State, a Ruger 10/22 with more than a 10-round magazine is an "assault weapon"! Just last night, some guy had a mere 300 rounds of ammo and the TV news made it sound like he was ready for World War III. Hell, I have more rounds than that in my nightstand!
I lived in Virginia for 20 years where open carry is legal but almost nobody does. Even though it's legal, it isn't worth the hassle from the public or the cops. Besides, most people don't want the bad guy knowing if - and where - their handgun is.
Find another place to shoot.
SO once again the masses decide to back down tail between thier legs and run for cover. Getting a lot easier to see why the country is in the shape it is.
Yep, pretty sad isnt it?
Several schools in my area are attemting to start trap and skeet programs. Somebody is funding them thru grants and the state game and fish are or were presenting it to schools.
I just gave this question a little more thought. This isn't any heavy constitutional question. This "recent graduate" was shooting near his old school. He is lucky that he didn't get run in. Go find a real shooting range kiddo.
And if the range is owned by one of the shooters(Mr Gunz doesn't say one way or the other) I feel it is a constitutional questions.
There you go Matchshot, standing by the side defending the status quo. It may be a small battle as you put it but why accept defeat.
And if the range is owned by one of the shooters(Mr Gunz doesn't say one way or the other) I feel it is a constitutional questions.
If it were a real gun range you are right. I suspect this is a bunch of kids out shooting in the woods. If it were a real range I hardly think this would be the first time someone came and talked to them about their shooting.