Jim
Thank you. There are times i get carried away. I apologise to you.
Tom

At the time we wanted targets the rule existed. Since we could not get targets we printed up our own supply. Eight years worth to make the printing economical;  so we will not be able to support ASSRA through the purchase of targets now until about 2020.

That is what happens when you throw out restrictive practices; members go elsewhere. Unfortunately the harm has already been done even though it has since been resolved.

ASSRA members
Tell me is this how YOU ALL feel towards non members,or is this just one unintelegent individual. I have no concerns as to how you run your orginization. The majority of your members are mentaly stable.
I am gratefull for what I have learned here and been able to share. In the future I will only direct my posts to shooting and gunsmithing. If you want a cleaner image you have to remove some garbage.
Best of luck
Tom

This whole post seems spiteful, and more about retribution. A few people make some unkind remarks about ASSRA, and it turns into a threat to ban folks from selling here. 
Sorry state of affairs that doesn't look good to any newcomers to this site. A little embarassing too. I'm embarassed to see grown men name calling like a bunch of school kids.

WOW!

Jim & Josh this is not what this site was originally created for! 

When the MSN site was eliminated there was group of shooters and I can count them on both my hands without out having to revert to using my toes that were extremely interested in achieving the best accuracy possible within ones limitations in multiple Schuetzen disciplines. Thanks to Josh Borton's computer talents this site came to fruition and I dearly thank him for all that he has done on our behalf to make this dream come true.

With that being said it would not hurt my feelings one bit if you were to pull the plug on this site and let those who harbor more knowledge develop a site that they feel would better suit everyone's needs!

J.Louis

It is starting to sound like a planning session at the lady's club.  

I have purchased several things for the for sale listings and I have never had a problem.  Often items were shipped before the seller received the check which is a very pleasant experience in these BS filled days.  On the other hand I have seen some stuff posted in the for sale listing that have made me cring.

My introduction to ASSRA came about by hearing about it from someone at the range.  I checked out the forum and saw there were a bunch of people interested in the same thing I was, most with extensive knowledge and experience.  I joined ASSRA almost immediately.

I have read a lot of nasty comments about ASSRA around the web and it quickly became clear to me that I just missed the big blow up.  I regret that that happened because this segment of the shooting sports needs to be kept alive.  

The only way we will recover from the past errors, if any, is to carry ourselves in such a way that our actions match our words.  There is a balance and rather than rehashing the past we should look for creative soultions that encourage participation.

Here are some ideas that might take care of some of the concerns.  We could allow full forum privleges for a period, say 90 days, and if the new person likes what he sees he would be required to join ASSRA to continue full privleges.  Or we could allow a limited number of for sale postings to non-members per year.

And ladies, remeber just because we are on the internet doen't mean we shouldn't act like gentlemen when addressing each other.  Friendly jibes are fun but nastiness is unacceptable.

Dave

J Louis and Marlin guy. Amen