Posted: 9/13/2026 4:11:53 PM EDT
I guess it finally happened at XCal. Must have occurred sometime right around lunch. 
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Tragic.... No words.... It has happened many times here in the metro Richmond area, mainly the range up across the street from Bass Pro. It used to be WInding Brook Range, but Green Top bought it and it's now Green Top Range. Anyway... People have gone in there, inquired about this 'n that... etc.... rented a handgun, ammo, range time, etc... and then simply took the 9mm and.... Ka-boom, off'd themselves right then and there, in front of everybody. |
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Originally Posted By dalle0001: Yeah simple changes at the ranges could prevent these kind of suicides by requiring that you can only rent firearms if you have one or if you are with someone. I wasn’t going to dig for information from folks I know. Not sure if it was someone renting someone or someone that brought their own. I just know that it was a suicide. |
I equate GD as the Westboro Baptist Church of arfcom: fun to mess with on occasion, full of ignorant bastards, and they always try to turn a good thing into something bad.
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Originally Posted By ButchA61: Tragic.... No words.... It has happened many times here in the metro Richmond area, mainly the range up across the street from Bass Pro. It used to be WInding Brook Range, but Green Top bought it and it's now Green Top Range. Anyway... People have gone in there, inquired about this 'n that... etc.... rented a handgun, ammo, range time, etc... and then simply took the 9mm and.... Ka-boom, off'd themselves right then and there, in front of everybody. Actually, only twice. But twice is too many. |
I now live in the southermost northern state. Thanks demomarxists....
| I got a little more information, but not going to go much into it. Non-range member, under 30, rented a gun. Did not die at the range. He was alive when he left. Stupid thing to happen, asshole way to deal with personal issues that aren’t permanent. |
I equate GD as the Westboro Baptist Church of arfcom: fun to mess with on occasion, full of ignorant bastards, and they always try to turn a good thing into something bad.
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Originally Posted By vellnueve: Pretty sure there's been at least one at every range, especially ones that rent guns. This was the argument the commies use for having the same waiting periods on gun rentals as sales in the AWB bills. For whatever reason, most gun shops declined to put up signs against the VA AWBs until that was pointed out. |
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Originally Posted By vellnueve: Pretty sure there's been at least one at every range, especially ones that rent guns. I’m sure you are correct. I personally remember two long-gone ranges experienced these tragedies: Blue Ridge Arsenal and Shooters Paradise. At Shooters Paradise, I can assure you the staff did all they could to prevent it, but if someone is determined enough . . . If someone chooses to end their life (and they are not renting the gun), it is beyond me why they’d choose that location over home or someplace remote. |
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Originally Posted By homeyclaus: This was the argument the commies use for having the same waiting periods on gun rentals as sales in the AWB bills. For whatever reason, most gun shops declined to put up signs against the VA AWBs until that was pointed out. Yes, I find it strange overall that gun shops seem to be neutral whenever these political issues come up. It seems like a great avenue to educate the uninformed public. Based upon the sale metrics of this years mad rush, it seems like people aren't as dumb as I originally thought. They are very much aware of what was about to happen but for whatever reason refuse to actually vote or do anything about it other than declare, "I have mine!" |
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Originally Posted By Dominion21: I’m sure you are correct. I personally remember two long-gone ranges experienced these tragedies: Blue Ridge Arsenal and Shooters Paradise. At Shooters Paradise, I can assure you the staff did all they could to prevent it, but if someone is determined enough . . . If someone chooses to end their life (and they are not renting the gun), it is beyond me why they’d choose that location over home or someplace remote. There are simple ways to prevent it as I mentioned earlier. Either having the gun rentals only for groups of two or more, or only to folks who already own a gun and renting one. I understand that even with that, it is not 100%. I've seen videos of groups of friends where suddenly one decides to end his life while they are both in the middle of shooting. |
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Originally Posted By dalle0001: There are simple ways to prevent it as I mentioned earlier. Either having the gun rentals only for groups of two or more, or only to folks who already own a gun and renting one. I understand that even with that, it is not 100%. I've seen videos of groups of friends where suddenly one decides to end his life while they are both in the middle of shooting. IIRC Elite in Manassas required a CHP to rent a gun. Not that someone with CHP couldn’t be suicidal though. It was maybe more to keep restricted people from renting them. |
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Originally Posted By chipling: IIRC Elite in Manassas required a CHP to rent a gun. Not that someone with CHP couldn’t be suicidal though. It was maybe more to keep restricted people from renting them. The truth is democrats probably care less about suicidal people and just using it as a way to get rid of firearm access. If you think about it, having firearms accessible at a range means that people have access to available firearms. The goal of the democrats is to get rid of the ability to implement the true reason behind the 2A which is to protect the people from the government. |