Whatever happened to the Beverly Hills Gun Club?

[losangeles]

Just curious. I've heard a few people bring it up. It was an indoor range that is no longer open. A squatter owns the domain beverlyhillsgunclub.com now.

[Blackwater OPS]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that only existed in the world of Axel Foley.

[otalps]

No, it was a real place. It looked nothing like the one in the movie, and the area was far from being Beverly Hills. Was actually in West LA just off Bundy and Olympic, closed down in like 98 or something like that. I'm not exactly sure why, I remember hearing something about zoning or neighbor complaints? It was a cool spot though.

[Res]

Originally Posted by otalps

closed down in like 98 or something like that. I'm not exactly sure why,

Cause Axel shot up all the screens with live ammo, which were irreplacable

[-DK-]

I heard the one they place they used in the movie is the one over by LAX.

[SemiAutoSam]

I was gonna say Didnt Eddie Murphy close down that range. That tall blonde woman was part owner right?

Maxwell Dent here owned the club and he got wacked by our pal axel.

Originally Posted by Blackwater OPS

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that only existed in the world of Axel Foley.

[tackdrivr]

The city of LA passed a Saturday Night Special ordinance or some such nonsense a few years back. Shops in LA and other unincorporated areas of the city couldn't sell snubbies and some other small guns. As I understand it, guns with 2 inch barrels could no longer be sold. Not being in the city of LA we didn't pay a lot of attention to it.

The word I got was that BHGC had a gun on display that was prohibited from sale. The got nailed in a sting operation by the LAPD gun unit and were shut down. I knew some of the principles and the legal representation.

They used to shoot at our place every weekend after they got hammered. It's just a matter of time before we all go down.

[Sam Hainn]

AFAIK, Ted Szajer of LA Guns was owner/part owner of the Beverly Hills Gun Club. Due to some of those things and change of focus, he/partners closed it. I know LEO & DOJ were unjustifiably hassling them, and Ted used to ***** about it, but I don't think those things caused a shut down. The hassle from an ungrateful city got too much, so Ted went over to West Hollywood and opened up LA Guns about the same time.

Now Ted has closed LA Guns and is only selling stuff on Auction Arms to NON-Californians. He's not selling to California citizens at all even if OK in CA. Maybe cause he wouldn't do OLLs his foot traffic died in 2006. He's pulled everything off his website, now starting in guitars. I think he got sick of CA laws - said so on his website in October. He might start sales again to CA citizens in the future? The current note on his website seemed like it. At least the website is still there - but I checked it jsut now and it's blank, it's just one page with their logo, and says Under Construction.

Link below - the gun is legal in CA and exempt from DOJ list but he's not selling in CA.

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...temnum=7881198

[donger]

Originally Posted by Sam Hainn

AFAIK, Ted Szajer of LA Guns was owner/part owner of the Beverly Hills Gun Club. Due to some of those things and change of focus, he/partners closed it. I know LEO & DOJ were unjustifiably hassling them, and Ted used to ***** about it, but I don't think those things caused a shut down. The hassle from an ungrateful city got too much, so Ted went over to West Hollywood and opened up LA Guns about the same time.

Now Ted has closed LA Guns and is only selling stuff on Auction Arms to NON-Californians. He's not selling to California citizens at all even if OK in CA. Maybe cause he wouldn't do OLLs his foot traffic died in 2006. He's pulled everything off his website, now starting in guitars. I think he got sick of CA laws - said so on his website in October. He might start sales again to CA citizens in the future? The current note on his website seemed like it. At least the website is still there - but I checked it jsut now and it's blank, it's just one page with their logo, and says Under Construction.

Link below - the gun is legal in CA and exempt from DOJ list but he's not selling in CA.

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...temnum=7881198

It's a shame that LA Guns has abandoned us in California. Also, I think it's a travesty that they are buying guns from Californians and shipping them out of state.

[HowardW56]

Originally Posted by tackdrivr

The city of LA passed a Saturday Night Special ordinance or some such nonsense a few years back. Shops in LA and other unincorporated areas of the city couldn't sell snubbies and some other small guns. As I understand it, guns with 2 inch barrels could no longer be sold. Not being in the city of LA we didn't pay a lot of attention to it.

The word I got was that BHGC had a gun on display that was prohibited from sale. The got nailed in a sting operation by the LAPD gun unit and were shut down. I knew some of the principles and the legal representation.

They used to shoot at our place every weekend after they got hammered. It's just a matter of time before we all go down.

Lets hope not....