Indoor shooting range with a liquor license? - Page 3

Moonglum · April 4, 2022, 07:43 PM

I'm sure there are safeguards to ensure that those who have consumed alcohol don't handle firearms.

I mean, most of us have alcohol in our homes and drink alcohol while we have guns in our homes.

How is this different?

Mainah · April 4, 2022, 09:09 PM

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I mean, most of us have alcohol in our homes and drink alcohol while we have guns in our homes.

I don't drink with strangers at home. I worked in bars for several years and you'd be amazed by how much trouble alcohol fuels, often from people you wouldn't expect it from. I also worked in a private club, no shooting involved, but something about membership and dues made it a much more reasonable environment.

TRX · April 22, 2022, 07:53 PM

Back in the 19th and early 20th century in Britain, it was common for pubs to have a shooting lane or two set up for the entertainment of their patrons. No TV yet, you know.

Pub shooting went away due to Britain's "temperance unions" and their crusade against gambling. Patrons would bet on their shots, and that was horrible behavior that no civilized society could tolerate, you know.

Shooting was duly banned, and the gamblers switched to darts and carried on.

"The past is a different country..."

stinkeypete · April 23, 2022, 12:23 AM

They also used to tan hats with liquid mercury and the water pipes were made of lead.

"Mad as a Hatter" became a phrase because of the heavy metal poisoning.

April 4, 2022, 07:43 PM	#51
Moonglum Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2015 Posts: 468	I'm sure there are safeguards to ensure that those who have consumed alcohol don't handle firearms. I mean, most of us have alcohol in our homes and drink alcohol while we have guns in our homes. How is this different? __________________ Skating On Thin Ice

April 23, 2022, 12:23 AM	#54
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April 22, 2022, 07:53 PM	#53
TRX Senior Member Join Date: September 24, 2008 Location: central Arkansas Posts: 400	Back in the 19th and early 20th century in Britain, it was common for pubs to have a shooting lane or two set up for the entertainment of their patrons. No TV yet, you know. Pub shooting went away due to Britain's "temperance unions" and their crusade against gambling. Patrons would bet on their shots, and that was horrible behavior that no civilized society could tolerate, you know. Shooting was duly banned, and the gamblers switched to darts and carried on. "The past is a different country..."