nuparadigm wrote:You guys are probably right. Dump Shooting is probably a thing of the past. Still, though, everytime I pass one the idea crosses my mind to just stop and ask. Maybe next time, I'll stop.
There's this dump I'm curious about; it's on a back road between Angleton and Clute. Probably owened by a corporate conglogerate and subject to all sorts of regulations.
I remember well.. the days when my older brother and I would walk down to the river with our .22's to shoot at floating sticks, water snakes...and the occasional turtle. We would then venture on to the city dump to plink at cans and bottles.
No one thought anything of a 10 & 12 year old walking down the road with their rifles in hand. Heck, you could buy .22 long rifle ammo at the gas station.
My Mother and Father never expected us home before dark in the summertime, and didn't worry a bit (no reason to). Well, maybe a little.
Sadly, those innocent days are long past and have been replaced by a largely "litigious" society.
When I was growing up, if you shot yourself....it was your own darn fault, not someone else's. I think they called it accountability (back then). Oh well.......don't get me started.
Yes, dump shooting is a thing of the past, or I'd happily go with you.