I’ve been to several shooting venues that served alcohol. As I recall, all of them had a system to ensure that drinkers were locked out of the range. One had a one-way gate from the range to the bar, and another used a wristband system.
I’ve been a member of the same hunting club since I moved to Texas. We have lots of beer and lots of guns in the same place. We have no formal or structural limitation in place to separate alcohol and guns. We’ve had no problems for 25 years now, but we’re a civilized and proper bunch. Our members are capable of selecting a proper after-dinner weapon and would never be caught holstering nickel or stainless before Memorial day.
Oh, quit pissing all over yourselves. It may have escaped my notice, but I do believe that the sun came up this morning, so I am going to assume for the time being (feel free to prove me wrong) that the world has not (yet) come to an end.
Sort of agree and see ExTank’s post.
I’m wondering what the business model of the place is. Is it relaxing to see other people shoot guns? Or is the idea that they just happen to have 2 different businesses at the same location? I know that alcohol can make up a big chunk of the profits in many restaurants. I also wonder about the liability issues.
Hey, nobody said anything about tobacco. That shit’s dangerous; get outta here.
Kind of like how they sign a form saying they understand the rules about drunk driving before they can get a driver’s license? Brilliant!
As opposed to other gun ranges, where they don’t? I feel safer already.
… so they’d know if people walking into a gun range had guns on them? Why don’t they just set it to go “beep” whenever anybody walks through the door? It’d be a lot cheaper, and provide the same information.
Shooting Ranges (both indoor and outdoor), coupled with restaurant/drinking establishments, aren’t exactly new news.
In the Army, we called it the Rod & Gun Club. I’ve visited many private ranges (generally open to the public, but without the substantial discount card-carrying members receive) with similar setups; that is, a “clubhouse” with beer on tap or some such.
It’s difficult to say given the information contained in the article, but given my past experiences with similar setups, the diners and bar patrons won’t be taking their leisure while watching people on the firing line bang away; most likely, they’ll be set up as two separate but joined facilities, under one roof.
It was my take from the article that the prospective proprietors offered to secure the dining area/bar with metal detectors, to prevent armed patrons from coming in from the range with their firearms.
Which, in all honesty, could be a bit of a pain in the ass from the perspective of range patrons who might then want to grab a bite to eat and a drink afterwards; it might necessitate a trip to the car to drop off the firearms and stuff before going back into the restaurant, which raises security issues for those patrons. Prospective thieves might look at those cars as a smorgasbord of firearms, ripe for the taking.
Depending upon their target clientele, and again, this is just my take from the limited info contained in the article, the restaurant/bar will be a standalone business, open to and hopefully patronized by the general public; because, also IME, a “gun friendly only” crowd probably won’t be sufficient to sustain the restaurant/bar.
Sometimes I think one major operating principle in American innovation in many fields is the driving, nagging, persistent little voice in the back of y’alls minds going “But is this retarded *enough *?”
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Is that the ghost of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson I see, with a shit-eating grin on his face?
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Yup. Perhaps more saliently : a large, ragged hole in his head too.
I’m a member of a sportsmens’ club where one can shoot sporting clays (sort of like skeet shooting crossed with golf) or hunt pheasants out in the fields and, shockingly, they also serve alcohol at the clubhouse.
They have a very sophisticated means of preventing people from drinking before shooting, there is a sign behind the bar that says “No drinking before shooting”.
When my parents lived near West Palm, there was a range across the street but on the same block. I didn’t think much about it, but my brother and SIL decided to visit it when they were bored one day.
They told me they rented and Uzi for an hour and went through 5-6 boxes of bullets. I admit I over reacted, by my HTG first response was,
“They Fucking Rent Uzis By The Hour Across The Street From My Elderly Parents!? WTF!?”
Linked article thing says: “But all customers will be required to sign an affidavit stating they are not under the influence of drugs or alcohol before they can fire their weapons at one of 12 gun lanes.”
That is totally cool. Can I get a deal like that for my car? I promise I’m not drunk, give me my keys and get the fuck out of my way! Hooooo!
Meh. Shoot first, drink later; doesn’t seem like it would be all that hard to manage. Better have security guards keeping an eye on the parking lot if people have to lock their firearms in the boot before going back in to drink, however.
Hey, maybe the restaurant could have a ‘shoot your dinner’ special: rabbit, squirrel, cow (for large dinner parties), wild boar, fish in a barrel…