California police discover secret shooting range, weapons and thousands of ...

Daily Mail UK ^ | 08 Feb 2019 | Megan Sheets

[blueplum]

full title: California police discover secret shooting range, weapons and thousands of rounds of ammo hidden underneath gangster's home

California authorities stumbled upon a secret underground shooting range hidden beneath the home of a known gang member. Officers with the Fontana Police Department's gang unit came across the hideaway while executing a search warrant at the home on Thursday night. 'While searching the house a man hole was located that led to an underground hiding area and an additional underground area that was being used as a shooting range,' the department said in a press release. Inside the range they found thousands of...

[PapaBear3625]

As long as they’re shooting at a gun range instead of at people, what’s the problem?

The problem is the potential for gang members who can actually shoot accurately.

[farming pharmer]

Then they got the idea for longer distances. Dug a trench and put in a large diameter pipe in the backyard running horizontally - and ends up at the basement wall where they knocked a hole out. Ran a pulley system along the “roof” of the pipe to change out targets, and had lighting every so often in the roof of the pipe. Pretty clever.

That is a great idea.

[Seruzawa]

I always laugh at “thousands of rounds of ammunition”. That’d be four boxes of 22lr. Not that much, really.

[BipolarBob]

Known gang member, but they don’t say whether the firearms were legal or not

No gang was identified. Was it a Free Republic gang? NRA gang member? A white conservative preppers group? Certain members of the FBI think of us as a threat. So a gun range and spent ammo doesn't concern me that much at this point.

[GailA]

Or Preppers?

[GailA]

Add a long arm Quilting machine and space for fabric, and it is a Perfect Quilter’s/Shooter’s Cave. I’d like to indulge both my hobbies.

I’ve several hundred round of AMMO for 3 types of guns. Locked in the Gun Safe, with enough left out for my Carry gun I can get to easy.

[2111USMC]

The U.S. flag doesn’t support a “gang banger” theme.

[Georgia Girl 2]

But I'm sure he only had 10 round mags. 😆

[Monterrosa-24]

Sounds like you have a lifestyle of great Americana. Quilting can create art that is useful. My grandmother made me a quilt around 1968 and of course I still have it and even still use it at times.

[eyedigress]

Maricopa Rd had a good one. 5 mi. NE of Gila Bend.

Of course the entire desert can be a gun range.

[GailA]

I’ve been sewing since I was 12 and only had needle and thread. Took Sewing in HS. Took up quilting in my 30’s. While I can’t compete with the Show stuff I make beautiful useful quilts. My 7 grands and 6 great grands all have quilts, some have been given as gifts, lots were charity quilts, especially the ones we made for the Troops after 9/11 those were always special for me. All hand quilted too.

Not a bad shot either. When I took my CCW qualifying I was running a 103, had broken 2 toes the night before, vision was blurry from the fever, Aced the written, and 75% of the shooting due to the blurry vision. Bersa .308. I now carry a Taurus Ultra Lite revolver I like the grip better.