bowsniper Report post Posted November 8, 2006 I took my 10 year old son out to Ben Avery Shooting Facility (BASF) this morning before school for one last practice session before his first hunt on Friday. This is the same Ben Avery Shooting Facility that advertises "Family Safe", "Family Fun", "Family Based", etc. There was a guy shooting that was wearing a shirt with "F***ING" in large letters printed on it. When I complained to the Range Manager about the shirt, stating that it really did not promote their "Family Theme", he said that the guy was protected by the first amendment, and that the range would do nothing. The only problem with the range manager hiding behind the 1st Amendment for the guy's obscene T-shirt, is that G&F has a range policy prohibiting the use of targets with "facial features". So if you want to go to the range and shoot at a picture of a bad guy holding a hostage at gun point, that's not allowed. I'm no lawyer, but it seems to me that if I want to shoot at a picture of a bad guy, that would fall under the 1st Amendment. But if you want to wear a t-shirt with obscene wording, in a "Family" promoted atmosphere , that's OK, that's protected by the first amendment. It seems to me that G&F uses the 1st Amendment for whatever it pleases. Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted November 8, 2006 Did you complain to the Dept. Office? Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowsniper Report post Posted November 8, 2006 I did, they are "looking into the policy, and will get back to me". Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted November 8, 2006 First amendment My Eye! This is just plain common sense. The rest of us have constitutional rights enough to speak freely and complain about vulgarity. If you don't hear from them, follow up on it, or tell me and I will. Political correctness doesn't trump moral correctness. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TATAat27 Report post Posted November 8, 2006 It's really a shame, that type of vulgarity is popping up everywhere. I have seen it on bumber stickers heard it in restaurants, at work, and its also of the one reasons I don't watch television anymore. It's ridiculous what society is "allowing" these days. It's turning into a 21st century version of Sodom and Gomorrah if it isn't there already. People have absolutely no respect these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KGAINES Report post Posted November 8, 2006 You can see that at azgfd which is a state run facility, but there can't be prayer in schools, maybe its ok for kids to wear stuff like that at school, it is a state run facility. I cuss way more than I should, but I have way more respect than to say or wear something like that. It all boils down to respect, something like that is disrespectful and to wear something like that in public is not an expression of your first ammendment it is your admission of stupidity. Political correctness will be the downfall of this country if we let it, we are in a day and age when we live in the greatest country on earth and keep trying to change it into the countries we worked so hard to be different and better than, we are the best country on earth and we need to quit making excuses for it, they can try to be more like us, not the other way around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az4life Report post Posted November 9, 2006 What an Inconsiderate piece of trash. So you cannot use targets with facial features eh? Was there any rule posted about shooting targets with Words like that on them? I bet thye would have a fit if you took targets with words like that on them and posted them for all to see you shoot at. Stand the jerk out there and Git er dun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
