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The
fear of inanimate objects continues to run rampant across the country and my
state, Pennsylvania, is not immune to these ludicrous sentiments. While there
has been progress made over the past year and the commonwealth is still seen as
firearms friendly, there are areas in the keystone state that seem to be shaped
from a different rock. A prime example of this was the recent announcement regarding
“Shooting Range Legislation”
made on January 8th by State Representative Thaddeus Kirkland which
states the following (note that this is only one the many loopy proposals that
he has made):
In the near
future, I will introduce legislation amending Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, which will address the use of human silhouette targets
at shooting ranges.
Rather than perpetuate violence by continuing to allow individuals to practice their target shooting by shooting at human silhouette targets at shooting ranges, my legislation will prohibit the use of targets that depict human silhouettes at shooting ranges across the Commonwealth. Instead, silhouette targets could include, but are not limited to the following: white-tailed deer, black bear, wild turkey, and elk.
My legislation creates a new section under Title 18 Chapter 61 regarding firearms and other dangerous articles. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of human silhouette targets at shooting ranges across the Commonwealth except by law enforcement officers, military personnel or other public safety personnel in line with their official duties. If a person violates the provisions of the new section, he or she will commit a summary offense.
Rather than perpetuate violence by continuing to allow individuals to practice their target shooting by shooting at human silhouette targets at shooting ranges, my legislation will prohibit the use of targets that depict human silhouettes at shooting ranges across the Commonwealth. Instead, silhouette targets could include, but are not limited to the following: white-tailed deer, black bear, wild turkey, and elk.
My legislation creates a new section under Title 18 Chapter 61 regarding firearms and other dangerous articles. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of human silhouette targets at shooting ranges across the Commonwealth except by law enforcement officers, military personnel or other public safety personnel in line with their official duties. If a person violates the provisions of the new section, he or she will commit a summary offense.
So
basically, if this lunacy passes, you have to pretend that the person breaking
into your home and trying to harm your family is a deer. That just doesn’t make
sense. Nor does pretending to see a target on the perpetrator. Given the
revolutionary history of the commonwealth, I can just imagine the command given
to the militia (not covered in this proposal) sounding something like “Don’t
shoot until you see the white of their tails!”
Of
course, this irrational idea doesn’t just have implications to the practice range. If
passed, this would drastically affect the shooting sports that have thrived
within our borders. So, the actions of one man from Delaware County can both
limit the sporting culture in the commonwealth as well as put citizens at a
significant training disadvantage putting them in a situation that could
endanger their lives as well as those of their family. Training is crucial to
the safe ownership, carrying, and operation of a firearm and training with silhouettes
is integral to proper training. After all, criminals don’t have four legs.
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