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postulater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-11 03:38 PM
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8. Target shooting done responsibly is not dangerous.
I wonder if the 'clash' was about noise as much as anything. But that may be able to be handled locally.

(didn't read the link, if I'm missing something, sorry)
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  -APNewsbreak: Obama Administration Will Not Restrict Recreational Shooting On Public Lands Purveyor  Nov-23-11 02:58 PM   #0 
  - shooting and destroying stuff, it's what the gun crowd does best nt  msongs   Nov-23-11 02:59 PM   #1 
  - you know nothing about firearms or those who own them...  We_Have_A_Problem   Nov-23-11 03:09 PM   #6 
  - define "gun crowd"  Tuesday Afternoon   Nov-23-11 06:04 PM   #15 
     - Wasn't that a Ramsey Lewis album? n/t  BiggJawn   Nov-25-11 03:08 PM   #22 
        - HA HA -- good one BiggJawn!  Simo 1939_1940   Nov-25-11 03:13 PM   #23 
  - It is stupid to shoot near populated areas. Bullets can kill from over a mile away.  appleannie1   Nov-23-11 03:01 PM   #2 
  - Actually you can get 2 to 5 miles depending on the cartridge.  Remmah2   Nov-23-11 03:08 PM   #5 
  - Actually you proved his point...  rfranklin   Nov-23-11 04:28 PM   #10 
     - As long as the range is constructed properly...  We_Have_A_Problem   Nov-23-11 04:32 PM   #11 
     - See #29, et al. nt  SteveM   Nov-27-11 01:27 PM   #30 
  - Yes and no.  TheWraith   Nov-25-11 05:36 PM   #25 
  - An outdoor range I use has houses within range, but it's safe...  SteveM   Nov-27-11 01:25 PM   #29 
  - Politically wise. n/t  Scuba   Nov-23-11 03:02 PM   #3 
  - It's Election Season  montanacowboy   Nov-23-11 03:02 PM   #4 
  - Where was the uproar supporting restrictions?  krispos42   Nov-23-11 04:39 PM   #12 
  - Makes you wonder: Given Obama's chances, are gun-controllers happy for this or not?  SteveM   Nov-27-11 01:28 PM   #31 
  - The voters let their voice be heard....and they listened....this time...  ileus   Nov-23-11 03:37 PM   #7 
  - They didn't listen to Wayne Lapierre  safeinOhio   Nov-24-11 08:08 AM   #19 
  - Target shooting done responsibly is not dangerous.  postulater   Nov-23-11 03:38 PM   #8 
  - I wonder if this had anything to do with the decision...........  burf   Nov-23-11 04:27 PM   #9 
  - "Recreational shooting?" What, like heroin or something?  eShirl   Nov-23-11 04:48 PM   #13 
  - It would harm manufacturers of targets that resemble people and latest "assault/tactical" weapons.  Hoyt   Nov-23-11 06:04 PM   #14 
  - *You* own an "assault/tactical" weapon yourself  friendly_iconoclast   Nov-23-11 07:13 PM   #17 
     - Nope, you are wrong -- I sold it to a collector or Evans who had the next serial number.  Hoyt   Nov-23-11 08:55 PM   #18 
        - Why do you keep insisting that people who engage in a legal activity ...  spin   Nov-25-11 01:24 PM   #20 
        - Because it makes it easy...  beevul   Nov-25-11 05:12 PM   #24 
        - And if the guy you sold it to decides to make like Charles Whitman...  friendly_iconoclast   Nov-26-11 08:54 PM   #27 
        - You DID go through a FFl Dealer and have a NICS check done  oneshooter   Nov-26-11 09:54 PM   #28 
  - lol  Tuesday Afternoon   Nov-23-11 06:06 PM   #16 
  - No. It's more like archery. (n/t)  spin   Nov-25-11 01:26 PM   #21 
  - I feel like the administration is wrong on this one.  hollowdweller   Nov-26-11 08:18 PM   #26 
  - See # 29 and # 9...  SteveM   Nov-27-11 01:45 PM   #32 
  - Restriction of hunters on public lands is a recipe for ecological degradation...  SteveM   Nov-27-11 02:00 PM   #33 
 

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