Gun range reports law-abiding customers to police.

[Kelly Green]

Brew City Shooters Supply in Milwaukee reports the name of every customer that comes in to use their firing range to the West Milwaukee Police Department.

To me, this is wrong. It’s not the government’s business to know when or how often a law-abiding citizen uses a firing range.

Milwaukee gun range voluntarily reports law-abiding customers to local police

 

[redlevel]

I would guess that this particular range might have a precipitous drop in business.

 

[retarmyaviator]

If I lived in that area they would certainly be off my list of places to do business.

 

[VPNAVY]

Wow - Brew City Shooters Supply voluntarily submitted the names to the West Milwaukee Police and they willingly accepted them. Kind of makes you wonder if this isn't done across the US?

 

[thomasinaz]

In most states it's a crime to run someone's criminal history without a valid, law enforcement reason. How a firearms range could become involved with such anti 2A garbage is beyond any reasoning. We'll wait and see how this one turns out....... Where's the Attny General when we need him?? Oh that's right, never mind.......

 

[hsmith9491]

I would find another range.

 

[pharmer]

More to this story. I'm sure there was pressure from outside the owners "desires." Joe
West Milwaukee gun shop resumes selling weapons - JSOnline

 

[jkc]

In most states it's a crime to run someone's criminal history without a valid, law enforcement reason. How a firearms range could become involved with such anti 2A garbage is beyond any reasoning. We'll wait and see how this one turns out....... Where's the Attny General when we need him?? Oh that's right, never mind.......

Well, since the AG probably won't step up, may be we can look for another champion of individuals' rights to intervene --- the ACLU ?

 

[yaktamer]

The article says the police chief uses the info to run criminal background checks on the names using "his" system. Not sure what that means. I don't think he has a proprietary interest in NCIC, though. By the way, and off-topic, I assume that you've all contacted your congresscritters and senators to give them your two cents worth on the new bills to ban internet/mail order sales of ammo and components, require photo id and record-keeping of all ammo sales and to report to police any sales of more than 1000 rounds in a five day period. Just think how easy it will be to go into Walmart and get cases to reload for "orphan" cartridges. Not to mention being labeled as a nutcase/suspect for buying two bricks of .22 on sale.

 

[HalfStack]

That wouldn't bother me but I wonder why people get in an uproar over something that LEs are working weeding out the criminal elements.

I have nothing to hide. Do you?

 

[doc540]

That wouldn't bother me but I wonder why people get in an uproar over something that LEs are working weeding out the criminal elements.

I have nothing to hide. Do you?

The framers of our Constitution, thankfully, thought otherwise.

 

[DCWilson]

The newspaper article makes it clear that this was a problem store and had been for years. ATF moved to pull a previous owner's FFL to deal with a serious straw sale/crime-gun problem. The store is still in the family, but the current owner, operating under his own license, seems intent on weeding the criminal element out of their former client mix.

If I lived in the area I would have known the store's reputation and I would already NOT be shooting at their range. If the crime-check cooperation is common knowledge (rumor is as good as reality in this type of situation) and drives away people who might prefer not to be crime-checked, so much the better. That might actually bring me in as a customer.

 

[venomballistics]

That wouldn't bother me but I wonder why people get in an uproar over something that LEs are working weeding out the criminal elements.

I have nothing to hide. Do you?

Im certain that frequency of range trips are also tabulated which can get honest gun owners pinched. its also an extensive hit list for mass confiscation. Some people need a hard kick in the groin over these things

 

[Rule3]

Hey. it's Wisconsin, The State that knows whats good for you"

Been there, lived there it Madison the worst County of them all.

What's with the name BREW City? To associate beer and guns is pretty lame to begin with. How is the store(other article) thinks it can require testing or knowledge of guns?? That isn't their job.

 

[redlevel]

That wouldn't bother me but I wonder why people get in an uproar over something that LEs are working weeding out the criminal elements.

I have nothing to hide. Do you?

Lord, have mercy!

 

[Kanewpadle]

That wouldn't bother me but I wonder why people get in an uproar over something that LEs are working weeding out the criminal elements.

I have nothing to hide. Do you?

You should amend or delete your post.

Our freedom is being taken away a little at a time. And this is how it starts.

 

[cowart]

Im certain that frequency of range trips are also tabulated which can get honest gun owners pinched.

Really? If someone practices shooting extensively by making frequent visits to a commercial shooting range, how would he be "pinched"? What violation would the police charge him with?

 

[dswancutt]

Wow, the old straw dog of "you can just walk in a buy a gun without any check" is rampant in the story.
Do the customers know their info is being turned over to the police. I kinda thought they needed a probable cauae and a warrent for that.
Very scary.
Will all the privacy laws that have been passed, I think turning this info over is very illegal without your written concent.

 

[ErnieDeBord]

You should amend or delete your post.

Our freedom is being taken away a little at a time. And this is how it starts.

that post was wrong and i hope its deleted !!!

 

[RightArm]

It seems to me that these owner, the two brothers, must gain some kind of prophet by operating outside the law. It's a shame that law abiding shooters are subjected to violations of their freedom as a result. The easy solution, rather than waiting for some agency to intervene, is don't go to that establishment. I'm sure they would go out of business or be shut down without law abiding citizens running a front for them.