Crackdown on exploding targets in Colo. forests

[Aloha_Shooter]

Shooters have gotten blamed for a number of fires the last few years then the truth comes out and we were wrongly blamed. Fires started intentionally by arsonists. Sadly the media hasn't tried to exonerate us for their wrong accusations.

Mmm ... I'd say negligent shooters have in fact been correctly blamed in many cases. I'm not aware of any dispute that the Springer fire last year was caused by idiots shooting at propane canisters. Putting our heads in the sand about stupid things like misusing flammables in the midst of a tinderbox doesn't help us fight the gun banners.

[cfortune]

/of bickering over tannerite causing fires.

Sent from my teepee using smoke signals.

You're right, we should talk about our feelings and bugs instead

[jreifsch80]

Maybe they should put serial numbers on propane cans and require background checks

[SA Friday]

Uh, liquids are not solids and state of matter effects combustion. I've put out lighters and cigarettes in buckets of gas before.

You can roll up dried grass and stick it in a fire piston and start it on fire. you can't do that with a drop of gas. Just like compressing liquid won't cause it to get hotter like compressing gasses will.

Basically, this video is in error in it's testing methods.

[10mm-man]

No prob but were is the back up:" are a major cause of wildfires"

[cfortune]

Uh, liquids are not solids and state of matter effects combustion. I've put out lighters and cigarettes in buckets of gas before.

You can roll up dried grass and stick it in a fire piston and start it on fire. you can't do that with a drop of gas. Just like compressing liquid won't cause it to get hotter like compressing gasses will.

Basically, this video is in error in it's testing methods.

Roger that... never posted this in contest to what you wrote....

[SA Friday]

No prob but were is the back up:" are a major cause of wildfires"

I don't think they are really a major problem. Neither are forest rangers burning "Dear John" letters in the middle of a burn ban in Pike National Forest, but that little bitch caused the Haymen fire. You can only cover what you can cover.

[Ronin13]

I don't think they are really a major problem. Neither are forest rangers burning "Dear John" letters in the middle of a burn ban in Pike National Forest, but that little bitch caused the Haymen fire. You can only cover what you can cover.

As of 2006, the #1 cause of forest fires was humans (83%)... the rest was lightning- although lightning is responsible for the most area destruction fires. Of that, I cannot find a single figure on "shooting/shooting related" causes, most are irresponsible campfires, trash/slash burning, and industrial use in wooded areas. I imagine cigarettes could be a part of that.

[colorider]

I would like to see their proof that these fires were caused by off the shelf purchased targets such as tannerite. Sounds to me like they are banning a product that they know nothing about. I have a feeling that these fires were started by home made targets or propane tanks.

[mtnrider]

And like I thought. here we go.............

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/06...used-for-ieds/

"Exploding targets are popular at gun ranges, but not with federal law enforcement authorities who say the unregulated product not only has caused devastating forest fires but can also be a cheap source of bomb-making materials for extremists."

"In the past year alone, at least 16 wildfires on national forests have been associated with exploding targets, causing millions of dollars in suppression costs while threatening the safety and well-being of surrounding communities," said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell."


^ Would like to see the proof of that?

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