{"id":61164,"date":"2016-07-25T16:02:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T20:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=61164"},"modified":"2016-07-25T16:02:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T00:39:49","slug":"gun-ranges-stop-allowing-patrons-rent-firearms-due-suicide-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-ranges-stop-allowing-patrons-rent-firearms-due-suicide-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Gun Ranges Stop Allowing Patrons to Rent Firearms Due to Suicide Risk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_61166\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Guns-for-Hire.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gun-ranges-stop-allowing-patrons-rent-firearms-due-suicide-risk\" title=\"Should Gun Ranges Stop Allowing Patrons to Rent Firearms Due to Suicide Risk?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61166\" title=\"Should Gun Ranges Stop Allowing Patrons to Rent Firearms Due to Suicide Risk?\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Guns-for-Hire-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"A man in his 20s fatally shot himself Tuesday at the Gun for Hire shooting range in Woodland Park, police said. (Luke Nozicka | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Guns-for-Hire-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Guns-for-Hire-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Guns-for-Hire.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Gun for Hire shooting range in Woodland Park, NJ. (<em>Photo: Luke Nozicka | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A New Jersey man in his 20s committed suicide last week at a gun range with a rented firearm, sparking controversy over a state law that allows for the temporary transfer of firearms to anyone over 18. Tuesday\u2019s incident is the sixth suicide at a New Jersey gun range in the past two years, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/passaic-county\/index.ssf\/2016\/07\/gun_safety_questions_linger_after_latest_suicide_a.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gun-ranges-stop-allowing-patrons-rent-firearms-due-suicide-risk\" title=\"Should Gun Ranges Stop Allowing Patrons to Rent Firearms Due to Suicide Risk?\">Nj.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting occurred at a gun range in Woodland Park, NJ, called Gun For Hire, which allows adult males to rent firearms if they have a driver\u2019s license and are accompanied by a friend. Adult women do not need a companion to rent a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>Many gun ranges across the country allow their customers to rent guns, but the laws governing these rentals vary from state to state.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey, despite its well-known slate of draconian gun laws, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njlaws.com\/2c-58-3-1.html?id=3381&amp;a=\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gun-ranges-stop-allowing-patrons-rent-firearms-due-suicide-risk\" title=\"Should Gun Ranges Stop Allowing Patrons to Rent Firearms Due to Suicide Risk?\">allows gun ranges to rent handguns, rifles, or shotguns to adults<\/a> even if that person does not hold a \u201cfirearms purchase identification card\u201d or a permit to carry a handgun.<\/p>\n<p>Monmouth County, NJ, attorney Evan Nappen explained to NJ.com that the law was designed to allow people to test a firearm before purchasing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ability to transfer is useful for the overwhelming number of law-abiding citizens,\u201d Nappen said. \u201cIf you don&#8217;t make this available, you&#8217;re going to force people\u00a0into a long licensing procedure and they may end up with a gun even though they don&#8217;t want one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The law also allows New Jersey residents to loan firearms to other people for the purpose of hunting as long as the person to whom the firearms is loaned holds a valid hunting license and rifle permit (if applicable).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"headline\">See Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/gun-death-suicide-pro-gun-community-working-prevent-suicide-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gun-ranges-stop-allowing-patrons-rent-firearms-due-suicide-risk\" title=\"Should Gun Ranges Stop Allowing Patrons to Rent Firearms Due to Suicide Risk?\"> \u2018Gun Death\u2019 and Suicide: How the Pro-Gun Community is Working to Prevent Suicide in America<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>But for some, the law\u2019s clear practical value does not outweigh the supposed danger of handing a firearm to \u201cpeople off the street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is insanity,&#8221; Manny Cerca told NJ.com. Cerca has owned the Bullet Hole shooting range in Belleville, NJ, for more than three decades, and he only allows customers to rent his firearms if they already hold a state-issued firearms ID card.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve been here 35 years and we&#8217;ve never had an incident. And there&#8217;s a reason \u2013 we don&#8217;t rent any firearms at our facility,&#8221; Cerca said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NJ.com report, there have been six suicides at gun ranges in the last two years, all of which involved a rented firearm. Some, like Manny Cerca, believe these deaths could have been avoided if New Jersey disallowed the temporary transfer of firearms.<\/p>\n<p>Others, like Evan Nappen, believe restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens won\u2019t help those with suicidal tendencies. The mayor of Woodland Park, Keith Kazmark, agreed. He said in an interview with NJ.com that\u00a0if someone is determined to kill himself, he &#8220;is going to find a way,&#8221; regardless of whether a shooting range is nearby.<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts, should gun ranges stop allowing patrons to rent firearms because of the potential for suicide?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New Jersey man in his 20s committed suicide last week at a gun range with a rented firearm, sparking controversy over a state law that allows for the temporary transfer of firearms to anyone over 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