Im a member of dinky gun club in SE OK.  I rarely shoot at our local range, having access to great private ranges 20-45 minutes away.  Having said that, my local range is 5 minutes away and I often stop there after work to function check a build, try some reloads or take a newbie out for their first shooting experience.

The other day, I was fighting with a new semi 1919 build, trying to get it feed reliably at about 1830.  A range neighbor and club member stopped by 'cause, "it sounds like wwiii" and wanted to see what we were doing.  Realize we were shooting the 1919 off a vickers tripod and at most getting 8 rounds before having a FTF.

I explained to him the gun, the build, the laws reqarding SA belt feds and offered to let him shoot it.  He declined and left.

Next week I get a FA m/11 in and Im having trouble getting it to fed blazer over lunch, and so I polish the chamber that evening. At about 2030, my buddy and I go out to the range and run 3 mags thru and start packing up (90 rounds at 1100 rpm goes quick).  The sheriff shows up - paperwork shown, no probs.  On the way out the club president shows up and is flipping out - red faced, sputtering, etc. and starts screaming that no FA is allowed since 2 days ago at the club monthly meeting - they decided to ban FA and belt feds, because theyre too loud and no shooting after dusk.  I apologize for shooting at 2030 (and offer to personally apologize to any neighbors that were distrubed), but tell him other than the club sanctioned LEO FA training Ive done at the range that's it for my FA time at the range.  

He then calls me a liar and proceeds to spout how my 1919's are FA and they are just too loud.  I then ask him the logic of why I as a physician would risk everything to make an illegal machine gun I can afford to buy.  Like Im gunna risk my job, jail time, lossing my guns, $250K, everything when I can buy a real live belt fed machinegun for 15K!  He cant explain that one.  And if I did would I be fucking stupid enough to offer complete strangers a chance to play felony with me?

I tell him that Im sorry I havent received the rule change in the not yet typed up monthly letter, and that I'll call Ms. Cleo next time to check for rule changes before I come out.  I reassure him that my 1919's are not FA, they just look like them.  And he's welcom to come over right then any examine them.  He then says that, "we're a sportmans club here and we dont need those loud guns."  I then ask him if all belt fed weapons are now 'banned' - "yes."  What about all .308's since they're loud - "Dont know."  He settles on, "no FA's, no belt feds, nothing that looks military."  He still has trouble grasping the 1919 is not an MG.

So the whole FA 'ban' stems from the 1919 function test and its 'loudness' no complaints arising from real FA's - period.

Ive talked to several other club members (we have 450) and most have said/agreed that banning any type of legal firearm at the range is BS.  Banning a gun 'cause it looks bad is no better than the DC gangs logic and cant be tolerated by the membership.

So next week Im putting forward a challenge to the recent ruling  (by 3 members) and asking for a vote.  I'd like to hear your thoughts and logical arguments to see if Ive overlooked anything... sorry about the length

Personally, this more of gun control/ass hat issue to me.  If the club vanished tomorrow, I would loss very little sleep.  I feel its important to set this 'wrong' to right.  Im sick and tired of gun owners screwing themselves.  Several other members feel the same way.

This was an 'executive decision' by 3 old, ignorant retards.  The president has tha job 'cause nobody else wants it - he's a retired army cook, that has nothing better to do then annoy folks at the range.  He is gun ignorant and a pest in general.  the words shooting skills and his cant be used in that same sentence.  And he claims disability from agent orange exposure which pisses me off having a mother that was a nurse at An Kay (sp?) during tet and a father that did several tours/TDY in the cav and was a member of the 5th group from 65-70 in SE asia- neither of them claim disability from agent orange and I know my Dad was exposed.

So I see a wrong perpetrated by an asshole, that called me a liar, that need fixed.  If I get nothing accomplished other than pointed out publically how retarded this ignorant petty dictator is I'll be satisfied.

Really, really simple.

Get a complete list of the membership.

Send every one of them a letter and a ballot form.

Contents of said form:

Should this club fully support and uphold ALL legitimate firearms rights as protected under the Second
Amendment to the United States Constitution,  or should it choose to selectively allow only the few
types of firearms that some closed-minded types  like to see,  even though to do so would be
to act like those who would like to ban all of our guns in time and if they can?


Vote YES to ensure that the club allows ALL legal firearms.

Vote NO to ban firearms that certain closed-minded types simply don't like or understand.



I invite all those who would vote YES to cancel their club memberships and demand refunds of
all their recently paid club dues IF the result of this ballot is in favor of the NO vote.


United we shall stand.  Divided, we shall certainly lose all of our gun rights.




That's what I'd send to the membership!  Yes, I would.

CJ

Since you are a pysician and have so much money, show up at the next meeting with a $10,000 donation to improve the range and they will vote your way.