Well I finally turned 18 a couple months ago, and had my father sell me my AR for $1. So I finally get a day to go down to the local indoor range (only rifle range within an hour) to sight in my new carry handle. So I watch the safety video and start signing the papers saying I did so and understand blahblahblah. So I give her my liscense for the slot and she asks me how old I am, I tell her 18. (here goes)
"Well our insurance doesn't let anyone under 18 shoot by themselves. You have to be 21."
"I'm only shooting a rifle, I own it."
"it doesn't matter, I could let you shoot if you had someone 21 with you, you can bring anyone off the street for that matter, but I can't let you shoot without someone over 21"
(here's the whopper)
"especially (eyes my AR) an assault rifle"
(ignoring comment)
"Listen I'm in the military, I've had training with an M16."
"Sorry sweetie"
And I leave. What bullshit! I finally get old enough to buy my own friggin' gun and then find out I have to wait 3 more years to shoot it within an hour of my own house? (except Saturday from 9am-1pm about 45 minutes from my house, but it is extremely busy and is normally limited to 1 hour.
Anyways, does anybody know any ranges around CHarlotte NC? (That aren't full of bs?)
Well, it is good to be back (computer went down long ago and just found the library has them for free, yay!)
James