Aragon
member
My gun club's annual BBQ is coming up in a few weeks. The BBQ is held at a publicly owned outdoor range that we have exclusive use of for the day. The individual in charge who will be the RSO for the day went though the "rules of the day" during a recent club meeting -- there is great and legitimate concern about liability, etc.
In years past, members were allowed to shoot, eat/drink alcoholic beverages and then go back to shoot again. I pointed out that the club needed to forbid this. The RSO said he "didn't want to play cop" on that day.
I pointed out that if there was an incident and if someone got hurt, that would mean the end of the club once the lawyers found out that the club allowed members to shoot after consuming alcoholic beverages. It might mean a few board members getting personally sued as well.
I said the hard and fast (and documented) rule must be NO SHOOTING AFTER CONSUMING ANY ALCOHOL. Each member could then be responsible for their own actions and for the actions of their fellow members.
It seems just plain stupid to be concerned about safety and liability while allowing people to drink and then shoot. What do you all think?
In years past, members were allowed to shoot, eat/drink alcoholic beverages and then go back to shoot again. I pointed out that the club needed to forbid this. The RSO said he "didn't want to play cop" on that day.
I pointed out that if there was an incident and if someone got hurt, that would mean the end of the club once the lawyers found out that the club allowed members to shoot after consuming alcoholic beverages. It might mean a few board members getting personally sued as well.
I said the hard and fast (and documented) rule must be NO SHOOTING AFTER CONSUMING ANY ALCOHOL. Each member could then be responsible for their own actions and for the actions of their fellow members.
It seems just plain stupid to be concerned about safety and liability while allowing people to drink and then shoot. What do you all think?