I was at rtsp yesterday morning, waiting in line for a port, when some guy came up to me with no shooting equipment (eyes, ears, firearm, bag, etc) and started asking really weird questions about out of state ccw's and if I knew any "off the grid" places to shoot in nj or nyc. I shrugged off all of his questions but it was really weird to have some random guy with a daily news tucked under his arm asking all sorts of seemingly random questions about skirting gun laws.

 

Now I'm a completely legitimate law abiding person and this just rubbed me the wrong way.

 

I'm kind of hoping he was just some wackjob, but it scares me that he might have been a reporter or something actively seeking wackjobs to fuel some anti article or something.

 

Maybe I'm just getting tin foil hatty about everything that's going on.

 

Just wanted to vent

 

 

Actually, there have been a few people here reporting things of similar nature. There was someone that joined up here and the first thing they did was request to buy a gun without any FID or proper documents. Everyone should be careful of how they approach certain things, especially when being approached with things like this.

 

Answer odd ball questions like this with informative, lawful answers. If someone started asking me these questions I would only respond with what is required, and what couldn't be done without the proper documents and laws being followed. Consider yourself an ambassador of the whole shooting community.

It is NOT random and it is NOT a coincedence......... AND I am NOT wearing a tin foil hat.......

 

You're a closet tin-foil-hatter...just admit it Nick.

Since i had to google it, IRL = In Real Life

Easy answer to all this, any trolling that is illegal report them to the cops. If it is a creep then maybe we get a psycho off the streets, if it is an anti-gun creep, I would love to see them spend time in jail.

Easy answer to all this, any trolling that is illegal report them to the cops. If it is a creep then maybe we get a psycho off the streets, if it is an anti-gun creep, I would love to see them spend time in jail.

 

This

you should have told him the address to the police station and said its ok to set up targets in the parkinglot and just start shooting

Easy answer to all this, any trolling that is illegal report them to the cops. If it is a creep then maybe we get a psycho off the streets, if it is an anti-gun creep, I would love to see them spend time in jail.

 

Absolutely. Should have called anyway on suspicion this guy had a weapon on him.

While I'm not one to jump on every conspiracy theory that I read on these threads,I will concede that right now there are an element of so called reporters {bloggers,freelancers,activist} that are indeed trolling our community in the attempt to keep up the momentum in light of the Connecticut tragedy.

I try not to engage in idle chatter in public pertaining to anything firearm related,not get goaded into such conversations,and keep an eye on those errant smartphones if you do....you would be surprised just how sensitive and efficient a recording device some are.

No tinfoil just common sense.

Absolutely. Should have called anyway on suspicion this guy had a weapon on him.

 

Excellent suggestion. This will get more attention then just mentioning some creep asking questions.

I think part of it is that people think guns will become illegal so anyone who was on the fence about getting a gun just got pushed into the "buy" side of the fence. They probably don't know much about shooting which would explain the noob type question, or they discovered how much a pain in the ass it is to get a fid and p2p's and are trying to get their hands on something asap.

 

Is there a chance its a reporter or reporter wanna be whose going to make a youtube video? Yeah it's possible, just not probable in my opinion.

I'd be interested in any specific questions this person asked, if they can be remembered. They might fit a pattern or script, if its part of an attempt to create new negative "news", Having said that, I wonder if this person just wanted to learn the gun rules in from people he took to know more than him.... Was the guy creepy? inappropriately attired for the shooting range? He had no gear - I've not been to that range. Were you in the actual range area with the ports or was it in the non-range area where people might shop, etc? Just curious. I've only had people try to talk to me in the range area in a limited way, because of the noise/earpro, and always on something specific to the guns in use or relevant to the fun. Maybe he was a non-shooting buddy of someone else there?

Maybe Gay and cruising?

BBBBBBBBBWWWWWWWWWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....... I am NOT !

 

Just let it out. You'll feel much better!

He didn't look like King Bloomturd, did he?

Maybe Gay and cruising?

 

If you're in a public bathroom, and see his foot tap three times: Run!

pull up your pants first.

I'd be interested in any specific questions this person asked, if they can be remembered. They might fit a pattern or script, if its part of an attempt to create new negative "news", Having said that, I wonder if this person just wanted to learn the gun rules in from people he took to know more than him.... Was the guy creepy? inappropriately attired for the shooting range? He had no gear - I've not been to that range. Were you in the actual range area with the ports or was it in the non-range area where people might shop, etc? Just curious. I've only had people try to talk to me in the range area in a limited way, because of the noise/earpro, and always on something specific to the guns in use or relevant to the fun. Maybe he was a non-shooting buddy of someone else there?

 

Creepy yes, innapropriately attired yes (dress slacks vneck sweater vest and button up (but what is "appropriate attire? I don't think you have to be wearing a kevlar helmet and bdu's to go to the range either)), and at rtsp you have to wait for a port in the small store area so everyone has their range bag and safety stuff all over themselves.

 

Granted this could have been some everyday joe totally harmless like I said in my original post, something just rubbed me wrong about him, what he was asking, and how he was asking about it. I was just venting my un-easiness about this encounter.

 

 

 

 

Appreciate the followup, wtheesfeld, thanks.

Another reason why I prefer to be a member at my private range...

Another reason why I prefer to be a member at my private range...

Snob.LOL JK

Excellent suggestion. This will get more attention then just mentioning some creep asking questions.

 

This.. I wish our Poster here had called his local PD and reported it..if it WAS some kind of Sting..then they would have realized it didnt work, if it WAS some a-Hole trying tyo make an unlawful purchase, then he could have been popped.

Should have told the Owners.

It happens. . Just stay on ur toes

Should have told the Owners.

 

+1

 

 

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Sorry guys, that was me. I was just looking for a John.

One of the other instructors at my club had some foreigners call and were asking about firearms classes. They actually called from an overseas number. He reported it to the state police. They didn't think anything of it til he brought up certain foreigners taking flying lessons. My club isn't really well known. We are extremely selective in who gets in and most of the time the books are closed. We really don't advertise either. Just kind of seemed strange

Take out your smartphone and start snapping pictures of the person, then call the cops, if they aren't doing anything wrong, then no problem, if they turn out to be trolls, post images here, if they are carrying illegally or up to no good, you took a bad guy off the street (for like 30 minutes)

 

 

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