Picking up others spent shells a felony?

[IronButt]

That's bull poop!

[GunLawyer001]

Well, it SHOULD be a felony to pick up other people's brass at the range, if you do it forward of the firing line while people are shooting.

I've read and heard horror stories of Darwin candidates who sent their kids in FRONT of the shooting benches while live fire was occurring, and only a merciful God stopped the shooters before they sent microcephalic skull fragments downrange at 1,500 FPS. I can't imagine the horror of looking through a scope with a finger on the trigger, and unexpectedly having a sight picture blocked by some busy rug rat's noggin.

As for "felony", so many people keep using that word, I don't think they know what it means.

[mauser]

I think he just wanted you to leave it there so he could pick it up after you left.

[Franchi20/28]

I think he just wanted you to leave it there so he could pick it up after you left.

+1! +1! +1!

[Steelblitz]

This kid tried telling me that picking up other peoples spent shells at the range was a felony? He said you can only pick up your own spent shells. I've seen people picking up brass all the time and have never heard of such a thing.

Next time tell him it should be a felony for him being such a retard.

[Bruce]

Whenever people spout obscure, dubious "laws" at me, I usually ask for specifics: which part of the Municipal/State Codes or Federal Regulations I should find such laws in and/or what Court Decisions constitute such Case Laws.

If I am being "accused" of committing a Felony, I fully explain what a Citizen's Arrest is and promptly offer to "go peacefully" - as long as they are willing to follow it all the way through!

While "ignorance of the law" is, of course, not a valid defense, I'd wager that most judges would be *very* lenient when it comes to charges of an unheard of, laughable and completely nonsensical (not to mention never enforced) law.

So, yeah - I would have laughed in the guys face.

That said, while I do collect (certain) brass at the range - I don't pick up other peoples brass without permission (or unless they've already left the range).
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[jimgiven]

Def a crack smoker....BS for sure. Enjoy your time scavenging.

Jim

[smitty56]

This kid tried telling me that picking up other peoples spent shells at the range was a felony? He said you can only pick up your own spent shells. I've seen people picking up brass all the time and have never heard of such a thing.

Now I'm not sure if it's a felony or not but....
If that sign went up at my range and people started just leaving their brass where if fell? I would not go to a lot of trouble to explain that it is not true but I WOULD be the last person at the range that day.....

What a funny story!
I have been picking up brass all over the country for over 30 years and that is the first time I have ever heard a story like that. I have heard a ton of stories where people were picking up other peoples brass or claiming that you cannot pick up your own brass at certain ranges but never a "felony" version of why you can't.

[rwilson452]

I have heard of ranges that have a rule that if it hits the ground it's range property. that would be a house rule nothing near a felony.

[mongo]

I think he just wanted you to leave it there so he could pick it up after you left.

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