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    Default Able to shoot at the Range even if unable to own

    My fiance is unable to own a firearm, but has never been shooting and would like to try it. She is a recovering addict, so cannot own, but no violence or anything of that nature. I know shooting helps relax me, and was thinking it would help her as well. Is she able to legally go to a range and shoot?

    Thanks

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    Default Re: Able to shoot at the Range even if unable to own

    No.
    Don’t like me ???? Tough, I don’t give a flying f@@k about ya.

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    Default Re: Able to shoot at the Range even if unable to own

    No, if prohibited she cannot touch or have access to firearms or try to buy them. But you can consult a knowledgeable lawyer first.

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    Default Re: Able to shoot at the Range even if unable to own

    I had the same problem with my niece.
    No she cannot go to a range.
    I'd rather have a gun in my hand then a cop on the phone.

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    Default Re: Able to shoot at the Range even if unable to own

    If she is a prohibited person, she is not only not allowed to shoot, she's not allowed to touch a firearm, OR ammunition. (even without a gun present)
    She is not to have ACCESS to firearm, or ammunition. Period.

    If she's in your residence and firearms are accessible to her, that's a big no-no.
    I called to check my ZIP CODE!....DY-NO-MITE!!!

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    Default Re: Able to shoot at the Range even if unable to own

    Hell NO ! You yourself can be implicated in a crime which is making available to a Felon a Firearm ! There are other alternatives for relaxation ! I will ad to emtpmags response if she is in your home the firearms must be secured well with no access to them but yourself so you cannot take them out nor display them while she is in your domicile !

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    Default Re: Able to shoot at the Range even if unable to own

    Thanks everyone. No firearms in the house. I've just recently started going to the range again (its been a couple moves and decades since I've been), and before I took her or possibly purchased in the future wanted an answer to this question.

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    Default Re: Able to shoot at the Range even if unable to own

    Just because someone has a history of addiction doesn't make them a prohibited person. You need to look at federal and state definitions.

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    Default Re: Able to shoot at the Range even if unable to own

    Quote Originally Posted by Monty83 View Post
    My fiance is unable to own a firearm, but has never been shooting and would like to try it. She is a recovering addict, so cannot own, but no violence or anything of that nature. I know shooting helps relax me, and was thinking it would help her as well. Is she able to legally go to a range and shoot?

    Thanks
    NO!!!!! As everyone else has said. And since she's not a criminal, she'd probably get the book thrown at her. You too. The real criminals routinely get the prohibited person charge dropped.

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