Range Interrogation

[Darklyte27]

compliments and questions on the accessories on the rifle but never about the legality of anything.

Ive also shown people how to operate their rifles.

[Sniper3142]

If they ask, they do it POLITELY.

And if they are stupid enough to ask once, they never ask again.

We had an off-duty LEO club member interrogate another club member about his pre-ban AR and 30 round clips. Made him produce documentation....

I'd tell him or her to follow the LAW and look up the serial number if so inclined since I am not required to carry any paperwork with my RAWs or LCMs.

[cannon]

We had an off-duty LEO club member interrogate another club member about his pre-ban AR and 30 round clips. Made him produce documentation....

Our clubs membership process tends to weed out people like that. Fortunately the process has not failed us yet and the LEOs we have are great guys.

[INFAMOUS762X39]

I can't stand the ranges. BLM land for the win. I get the wilderness all to myself.

[penguinofsleep]

never been questioned by (or even talked to) by on duty LEO, have had them in the lane right beside me at iron sights and on target on several occasions. if any have ever questioned me off duty, it was simply to see what i was shooting out of curiosity, which is how most conversations at the range start for me. these usually turn into conversations about stuff we are shooting, questions about specific guns (i.e. trigger reset or w/e), or us trying each other's guns.

i also hope it stays this way for the rest of my shooting life.

[penguinofsleep]

never been questioned by (or even talked to) by on duty LEO, have had them in the lane right beside me at iron sights and on target on several occasions. if any have ever questioned me off duty, it was simply to see what i was shooting out of curiosity, which is how most conversations at the range start for me. these usually turn into conversations about stuff we are shooting, questions about specific guns (i.e. trigger reset or w/e), or us trying each other's guns.

i also hope it stays this way for the rest of my shooting life.

[cannon]

What is the source of this info? Seems to be a pretty broad generalization. It is true that many LEO's are not gun enthusiasts, but just about everyone I've worked with over the years were competent with their firearms. Not all of them are Costas or Haleys, but then again most private gun enthusiasts aren't either.

Then you have not worked with postal inspectors or watched LAPD Motors taking the shotgun class so they could carry shotguns on their bikes. Scarrryyy stuff.

The reality is that many LEOs really don't care about or get enjoyment from firearms. So they do their qualifications and it's just another tool in the box.

[Dinosaur Jr]

We had an off-duty LEO club member interrogate another club member about his pre-ban AR and 30 round clips. Made him produce documentation....

So wrong...

Anyway, another shooter once asked me why my AKS had no "bullet button". I simply told him it was a RAW that I purchased and registered in 1989. It's grandfathered.

[Socalman]

OP, you did not mention WHO was asking the questions. Was it an RSO or just another shooter, curious about your gun. It is easy to see the size magazine you are using, but how did the person know it did not have a serial number?

[fmunk]

Just because a person is in law enforcement that does not make him/her an expert gun handler. Most cops barely qualify with their own weapons. It's pretty scary watching them qualify, particularly ranking members and those assigned to administrative details.

One picture is worth a thousand words...

[advocatusdiaboli]

When I have served as an RSO at gun clubs, my primary and only concern is safety—it's enough to worry about and we are not LEOs. And that is the same any where I served as RSO as well as those serving with me and everywhere I have ever been shooting.

[diverwcw]

Absolutely!

Here's my response to that, as a LEO:

When I go to a public range I mind my own business.

There are lots of situations where a person could be using a firearm legally with standard capacity magazines.

If I were approached by anyone other than a uniformed LEO at a range who wanted to interrogate me regarding my stuff, I would tell them to kick rocks and I would not identify myself as an LEO either. I can't stand nanny government loving busybodies who feel they need to be interfere with the enjoyment of one's 2A rights.

Absolutely! That officer had no business bracing people about that. I'm retired LEO and I think my answer would have been pretty much the same.