Monday, May 09, 2016

Come for the Umbrella Drinks. Stay for the Disarmament

Modern Round--Facebook photo
Virtual Shooting + Upscale LoungeReady. Aim. Fun.Modern Round is a place to shoot and be social. It's just like shooting a real gun, but without the live ammo. Simulated scenarios put you in the center of the action. And the crafted food and drinks will ensure both your taste buds and trigger finger stay happy. [More]
This was brought to my attention to solicit what I thought about it, to see the potential for mutually beneficial synergy.

It seems pretty superficial. I have no use for such a place, but to each his own. My biggest concern about "enthusiasts" has always been about willingness to enjoy, but apathy when it comes around to lifting fingers.

But then there's this, from the FAQ:
NO, personal firearms are NOT allowed at Modern Round. In order to maintain the maximum amount of safety for our guests, Modern Round prohibits all personal firearms from any Modern Round location. Since Modern Round locations have replica firearms, we never want to take a chance of someone mistakenly confusing a real firearm for one of our replica firearms.
A "gun free zone" and perpetuating the deception that disarmament = safety clinches it for me. They can think of no other way to accommodate customers, other than turning them loose afterward to presumably safely drive a car? My guess is, they won't sign one of these, either:
And just who are these people? Following links around, it looks like the website registrant is the same guy listed as director by the Arizona Corporation Commission. He seems to be a bigwig in the gun industry (who learned nothing from S&W's last "misstep"). At least one person representing himself as being in the know alleges, well, read it for yourself.

It's admittedly not fair though, judging a guy on forum gossip, so is there anything else? All I have time for right now is this observation, backed by documentation: He is happily giving a glowing review to the same PR flacks who help the Bradys, Bloomberg's Mayors and others shape their subversive message.

I'm not seeing much to work with here in terms of synergy or anything else
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3 comments:

  1. Chris Meissen5/09/2016 11:47 AM

    At first I thought you were being upset over a non-issue. When conducting CCW classes for instance all students guns and ammo are banned from the classroom building. And banning real guns from a setting where "adult beverages" and with people of unknown firearms skill are shooting realistic fake guns seemed reasonable. Then I looked at their web and immediately agreed with you. There is no justifiable reason for their fake guns to be *that* realistic. The pictured pistol is indistinguishable from the real CZ75 P01 in my holster as I type this. Using "blue" guns or having readily visible red muzzles would in no way detract from the video game experience. It's almost as though the owners of this establishment WANT to encourage unsafe practices. So, my final opinion is, good catch, David.

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  2. jdege5/09/2016 12:29 PM

    I've never yet seen a simulation range that allowed real guns on the range. It's an astoundingly stupid idea to have any chance of confusion.

    That said, there's a huge difference between not allowing guns on the range and not allowing guns on the premises.

    Why not provide a stand of lockers?

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  3. David Codrea5/09/2016 1:42 PM

    Hence the "They can think of no other way to accommodate customers..." comment.

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