Almost got shot today. . .

[frigginchi]

This isn't a dig on how Oaklander voiced his concern.

As I said earlier if jdberger had not pointed this out to me or if I were not a Calgunner this thread would have been for nothing.

I admit ,now, that we weren't shooting in the most ideal place. And believe me we are far from being stupid individuals. We weren't just shooting willy nilly. We had a hillside for a back stop. We were just shooting across the dirt path. If someone came up to us and said "Hey, we'd appreciate if you didn't shoot here for reason x,y and z." We would have been more than happy to stop. Everyone is happy and the pontential for a mishap would have been averted.


A few things come out of this:

1. You bring attention to the problem. <we didn't think there was one>
2. You explain to them why.
3. You don't alienate them.

Now forgive me if I'm being paranoid and jaded here...


But what exactly does that mean in this context?

[CSACANNONEER]

This isn't a dig on how Oaklander voiced his concern.

As I said earlier if jdberger had not pointed this out to me or if I were not a Calgunner this thread would have been for nothing.

I admit ,now, that we weren't shooting in the most ideal place. And believe me we are far from being stupid individuals. We weren't just shooting willy nilly. We had a hillside for a back stop. We were just shooting across the dirt path. If someone came up to us and said "Hey, we'd appreciate if you didn't shoot here for reason x,y and z." We would have been more than happy to stop. Everyone is happy and the pontential for a mishap would have been averted.


A few things come out of this:

1. You bring attention to the problem. <we didn't think there was one>
2. You explain to them why.
3. You don't alienate them.

First, I have to agree with everyone else. It takes a big man to apologize on an open forum and you have my respect for doing that.

To address your concerns:

1. The situation was brought to your attention as soon as Oaklander thought it was safe to do so. It can be a real bad idea to approach unknown armed individuals (who are already showning disregard to safety) in the middle of nowhere. The problem was what you were doing was unsafe and possibly illegal.
2. Why? It is NEVER safe and normally illegal to shoot toward or across a roadway or travelled "path," no matter how infrequently you may think it's travelled.
3. Unless you've already been flogged with a rotten bannana, I don't think you have been alienated. In fact, I hesitate to say that, due to your apology and the fact that you have learned from this incident, you have gained the respect of many here.

[tgriffin]

Was this out at Knoxxville at Lake Berryessa?

[doughboy334]

Was this out at Knoxxville at Lake Berryessa?

This is BLM land out in Panoche Hills last Saturday.

There ya go m8