Firing Line question?

[mr_dove]

Its 10:30 pm and its easier to post here than to call them in the morning.

A person on another forum claimed that The Firing Line rents machine guns? I have not been in there in a while. Is this a new change, something they got rid of a very long time ago or just plain false?

[PsychoI3oy]

they only let you shoot pistol and .22lr rifle, and I've never seen a class 3 firearm in the joint.

I'm guessing whoever told you that misheard or didn't know what they were talking about.

[GearHead]

RUMOR!!

[HunterCO]

They use to rent MG's they had several subguns but they stopped doing it quite a few years ago. They also rented other guns is what happend was somebody went in rented a gun (not a MG) and commited suicide with it.

They stopped shortly after that don't know if that was the reason or not.

[kwando]

they still rent handguns but no class 3 firearms are allowed.

[mr_dove]

I had a feeling that it was something they used to do a very long time ago.

Because of the suicide thing they require you to have a friend with you in order to rent a handgun. I was browsing the shop one day when I overheard the sale guy telling that to a young lady. Unsure if there are exceptions to the rule since so many folks shoot alone but it seems like a reasonable safeguard against suicides on the range.

[Hoser]

A suicide is how Colorado Springs lost our indoor range a long time ago. That and poor management.

[Marlin]

I thought that was the place where the idiot shot His Kid a few years back.

[mr_dove]

Firing Line and Cherry Creek have both had suicides. I'm unsure of the other local ranges. Not that its important to us except for the fact that it influences firing range policies.

[michael_aos]

A suicide is how Colorado Springs lost our indoor range a long time ago.

I've never understood that whole thing.

Was there actually any relationship between the suicide and the place closing?

Mike