Forest Service Trying to Ban All Front Range Shooting

[Dave_L]

Our daughter is 30 she has a long tradition of firearms. So did most of her age group. Guess it depends on how you were raised. Plus the political mindset. Yes its being pushed aside. However if ypu and your peers continue allowing this mentality to fester. Tradition is extinct.
You an American or Americant ?

Don't worry, I try to get them to see the light whenever I can.

It just caught me off guard since the group I was part of was generally pretty conservative, or so I thought. However, it just seems that more and more people are all for "sensible regulation". It's very bothersome. I don't plan on breaking any kind of firearm tradition with my family so have no fear, I am an AMERICAN!

[ZERO THEORY]

When I shoot, I go so far into extremely rugged terrain that nobody ever bothers me. Yeah you have to hike in and it's a bitch if you get lost, but I have never been bothered by anybody...

[GunsRBadMMMMKay]

"Tom Ford, a Forest Service planning and design staffer, said 50 percent to 75 percent of the land is close enough to homes, roads and campgrounds that shooting already is illegal there. Agency rules say it's illegal to shoot in an "unsafe area" near homes or people, he said."

So........if in the areas they are concerned about it is already illegal to shoot, then making a new law/regulation accomplishes what exactly?

[Aloha_Shooter]

Nah, they don't want to ban shooting, that would be unconstitutional. Now, making you have to drive 6-8 hours or pay a $300 membership to get someplace you can shoot ... well, sorry, it's for the children, you know?

[Gman]

When I shoot, I go so far into extremely rugged terrain that nobody ever bothers me. Yeah you have to hike in and it's a bitch if you get lost, but I have never been bothered by anybody...

If you hear banjos, you've gone too far.

[BushMasterBoy]

Tell ya what I have seen, big cat turds with lots of fur in 'em. You don't have to worry about bipeds unless they escaped from one of the many prisons...

[bchase75]

I was on the phone with several folks from the Forest Service today, and the general consensus was that if you're shooting on public lands, you can expect to be contacted by a ranger or the sheriff's department. As soon as someone calls in a complaint, they have to respond, and apparently their response consists of gently (or not so gently) harassing the people shooting to the point where they give up and go home.

I also spoke to a guy named Josh Vorhiz (sp?) who was the only person I talked to today who gave me a straight answer to my question of whether or not we can shoot at Pike anymore. He said that while we're technically allowed to shoot at Pike, he couldn't think of a single place in that area we could go to shoot and not be harassed by rangers and/or the sheriff's department.

So yeah....color me disgusted.

[Hound]

Sounds like suppressors are going to get more popular

[.455_Hunter]

I was on the phone with several folks from the Forest Service today, and the general consensus was that if you're shooting on public lands, you can expect to be contacted by a ranger or the sheriff's department. As soon as someone calls in a complaint, they have to respond, and apparently their response consists of gently (or not so gently) harassing the people shooting to the point where they give up and go home.

I also spoke to a guy named Josh Vorhiz (sp?) who was the only person I talked to today who gave me a straight answer to my question of whether or not we can shoot at Pike anymore. He said that while we're technically allowed to shoot at Pike, he couldn't think of a single place in that area we could go to shoot and not be harassed by rangers and/or the sheriff's department.

So yeah....color me disgusted.

WTF IS GOING ON???

I am out of town this weekend, but the phones are burning up when I get back. This can't be allowed just to "happen".

[kidicarus13]

He said that while we're technically allowed to shoot at Pike, he couldn't think of a single place in that area we could go to shoot and not be harassed by rangers and/or the sheriff's department.

WTF is that attitude about?! They want to stay and watch me shoot? Maybe they can learn a thing or two.