Carrying handguns at the Range?

years and years ago down at L'acadie shooting club in Qc, one guy had invited a friend to shoot. While every body was out there putting up their target, the newbie friend had a brilliant idea of looking at us through the "friend" scope. I'll let you imagine the rest of the story.
Btw holstering a gun is stricly forbidden at this range FOR SAFETY REASON!!!!!!!!
 
mmattockx said:
Holy crap, cool off TDC. I never suggested I thought they were valid or a good idea, I was merely pointing out where there is a condition/requirement/suggestion/whatever on your ATT that guns are not to be carried unless actively target shooting. Whether you like it or not, that document will be what a court applies if you get your ass in a sling for breaking its provisions.

Personally, I'm good with Cooper's rules of handling and nothing more. And that would be applied everywhere, not just at the range.


Mark
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Like Albertacoyotecaller posted. Show me the legislation that specifically says that?

I'm authorized to holster and use a holster while actively engaged in target practice or a competition. So where in there does it indicate a time limit between holstering a pistol and actually drawing it to fire? Can I carry for a walk through at an IPSC match? How about before I register, does that constitute as participating in an event or do I have to be registered before I can strap on my chunk? What about a black badge course. Lots of chit chat on the range with a holstered gun. That's neither actively shooting nor a competition, is that a no no?

Get a grip people. Go to the range, holster your guns, and shoot the f*cking things. Stop worrying about whether or not the wording in your ATT allows you carry your firearm at an APPROVED RANGE when changing targets or not!

TDC
 
kalashnikov said:
years and years ago down at L'acadie shooting club in Qc, one guy had invited a friend to shoot. While every body was out there putting up their target, the newbie friend had a brilliant idea of looking at us through the "friend" scope. I'll let you imagine the rest of the story.
Btw holstering a gun is stricly forbidden at this range FOR SAFETY REASON!!!!!!!!
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What safety reason is that? You guys can't keep your fingers off the trigger while reholstering? That's about the only danger I can think of with allowing holstered guns.
 
kalashnikov said:
years and years ago down at L'acadie shooting club in Qc, one guy had invited a friend to shoot. While every body was out there putting up their target, the newbie friend had a brilliant idea of looking at us through the "friend" scope. I'll let you imagine the rest of the story.
Btw holstering a gun is stricly forbidden at this range FOR SAFETY REASON!!!!!!!!
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If holsters are so dangerous why do police not have more issues. Lets say there are 100,000 cops in Canada.That would mean that a pistol get taken out of or put into a holster at least 200,000 times a day. And yet I have never heard of a cops holster magically causing babies to explode.

And that doesn't even factor in military police, conservation officers, private security, brinks, CISi, NIS, regular military, and on and on.

And don't try and spot off about "they get training". Mostly what they get is, this is your holster this is how the security features work now put your gun in it and practice drawing.

Shawn
 
kalashnikov said:
years and years ago down at L'acadie shooting club in Qc, one guy had invited a friend to shoot. While every body was out there putting up their target, the newbie friend had a brilliant idea of looking at us through the "friend" scope. I'll let you imagine the rest of the story.
Btw holstering a gun is stricly forbidden at this range FOR SAFETY REASON!!!!!!!!
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hahahaha thats really stupid! but so funny.
 
So I shoot at a few ranges here in Alberta, I always have 1 holstered no matter how many I'm shooting. Food for thought, all though I haven't seen it in a while now, they usually close the range when they shoot, or leave when I show up but the RC's and the ASRO's used to frequent the range and always holstered their firearms. I know they have the carry permit but on the range what's good for the sow is good for the boar
 
misanthropist said:
What safety reason is that? You guys can't keep your fingers off the trigger while reholstering? That's about the only danger I can think of with allowing holstered guns.
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they are just fudds, I left this range long time ago. Holster should be allowed at least for BlackBadgers...
 
Having control of your unloaded firearm in a holster, is the safest method of ensuring it is
A: Pointed in a safe direction.
B: Secure from theft or misshandling by others.
C: Protected from damage.


The R/O should verify empty and holstered before you walk away from the line. Why are people so paranoid about holstered pistols in this condition? Beats me.
 
DATAM said:
Having control of your unloaded firearm in a holster, is the safest method of ensuring it is
A: Pointed in a safe direction.
B: Secure from theft or misshandling by others.
C: Protected from damage.


The R/O should verify empty and holstered before you walk away from the line. Why are people so paranoid about holstered pistols in this condition? Beats me.
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I agree 100%
 
Life Span - TT33 and Type 54

My last Type 54 was finished after approx 4,000 rds. The trigger group was worn out. So how about TT33?
 
TDC said:
Like Albertacoyotecaller posted. Show me the legislation that specifically says that?

I'm authorized to holster and use a holster while actively engaged in target practice or a competition. So where in there does it indicate a time limit between holstering a pistol and actually drawing it to fire? Can I carry for a walk through at an IPSC match? How about before I register, does that constitute as participating in an event or do I have to be registered before I can strap on my chunk? What about a black badge course. Lots of chit chat on the range with a holstered gun. That's neither actively shooting nor a competition, is that a no no?

Get a grip people. Go to the range, holster your guns, and shoot the f*cking things. Stop worrying about whether or not the wording in your ATT allows you carry your firearm at an APPROVED RANGE when changing targets or not!

TDC
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Somehow you get the impression that I am in favour of this. I'm not.

AFAIK, there is no legislation that says this. I pointed out that one of your ATT conditions is as I stated and I have seen someone mention that their CFO insisted that means only while actually shooting. We all know that the CFO's are full of #### on a regular basis and will make up rules to suit their purposes.

I shoot at MVMA in Olds and their holster rules are very simple. No loaded guns anywhere but on the line, mag out and hammer down on an empty chamber anywhere else. They have no course requirement or anything else. When I asked about the rules two years ago I was told simply to not be stupid and do nothing that was unsafe (based on Cooper's rules). That is as far as it has to go, IMO.

Mark
 
DATAM said:
Having control of your unloaded firearm in a holster, is the safest method of ensuring it is
A: Pointed in a safe direction.
B: Secure from theft or misshandling by others.
C: Protected from damage.


The R/O should verify empty and holstered before you walk away from the line. Why are people so paranoid about holstered pistols in this condition? Beats me.
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No such thing as an unloaded firearm.

TDC
 
waynesixgun said:
TDC said there is no such thing as an unloaded firearm..

I said it is hard to clean a loaded one.

I think he meant to say was... always assume a firearm is loaded..
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Gotcha thanks.. I think you forgot the word "hard" in your previous post
i was becoming confused quickly :)
 
gene drader said:
For those who think that you can get a 9mm approved or 10 mm approved on a carry permit will 100% be rejected if an application is submitted in that concept. I know this as I have had a carry permit for over 30 years. The minumum requirement is equal to a .357 magnum or better. That means FACTORY manufactured ammo. You can not get any 9mm or 10 mm approved as the factory ammo will not measure up to a .357 mag. Yes you can handload a 10 mm over a factory .357 but you can't get it approved because only factory ammo is recognized by RCMP. Additionally you can not transfer hand loaded ammo on a commercial flight anywhere, such as if you are being relocated to a work site by sched flight. The ammo must be factory or it will be refused and forfited. I suggest that any of you 9mm semi people who keep reccomending it as a gun for the bush have never been in the bush legally or had a carry permit, or you would know that the gun jams when it comes in constant contact with the environment such as bush and debris from walking through heavy bush and rain forests. I have also had semi auto's for years and had them in the bush when it was legal. Trust me ...they friggin jam if they are not kept clean and a one shot kill from 9mm at 2 feet inot a grizzly skull won't do it. Plan the shot from a gun that is going to give you a one shot kill at close range.
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You are confused sir,
This thread is discussing carrying a holstered pistol while on range ;)
 
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