People in Prescott like guns. We kind of knew that when we moved here. But what surprised us most is that guns in Prescott really aren't all about self-defense... or hunting... or any of the things we were expecting coming from Texas and Louisiana. In this episode, we give our take on the whole gun thing and what it might mean to you if you move here.Video Transcript
Gun Ranges We Recommend
well hello hello hello peeps fellow pickle peeps got the prescott pickle lady here that’s right this is diane bro this is my better half randall bro i’m the sidekick that’s right we are here uh we’re with exp realty happy to join you today and talk about some of the fun stuff here in prescott one of them is if you are not a gun aficionado you might want to skip this one and i understand yeah well in arizona in general uh guns are popular uh and we were amazed at just how many of our friends like to shoot had no idea so it’s not just for defense yeah uh prescott is a really great town people love to go to the shooting ranges to relax and practice their shooting there’s also a lot of outdoor ranges and outdoor areas so you can go especially in the fall and enjoy beautiful weather and shoot at targets yeah if it gets a little dry you might have a shooting ban outside because evidently you can start a fire that way but uh you know yeah in the in the fall in other areas that that’s all lifted you know you go out and have a nice picnic shoot your gun shoot your rifles perhaps your ars yeah your ars yeah unbelievable uh france had some of the these uh advanced weaponry which are a lot of fun to share it’s a lot of fun to share and so if you are a gun enthusiast prescott is the town that is your place uh first of all arizona it does allow open carry yes uh you can also get your concealed weapon if you want to go one step further um and so it is kind of still has a little feel of a little western town yeah we see some people uh you know carry on their side and if that makes you feel uncomfortable um i understand but for most people here they’re very responsible um it’s an enjoyment thing for them they are either hunters or they just love to practice and target you yeah well one thing about people who shoot they do know gun safety that’s basically what it’s all about recently there was something in the news about a a gun accident that happened in hollywood and all of her friends play he should have known better you should have known better yes that’s the thing about guns it’s all about knowing the safety and you know and how to be safe and uh people who know guns that they’re pretty good about yeah so if you are like i said a gun enthusiast you will really enjoy it here um people love to there’s clubs you can join um you can go shoot for fun um as well as for your own protection if that’s your thing is that your thing um yeah a lot of shooting ranges uh some to avoid um and well at least one in particular but uh we don’t want to record that so you can call we also put on the relocation center the ones that we recommend oh absolutely there’s some great ranges so if you’re coming here and you’re wondering hey do they have shooting ranges there are we allowed to shoot outdoors the answer to that question is yes yes um is it an open carry yes um if you are you know but it’s it’s all to each his own yeah you know and everybody here is extremely responsible yeah and the only thing you’re going to do is have fun you’re not particularly concerned about security which honestly don’t have to worry about security really not a big deal just a whole lot of fun uh you can shoot handguns uh some people shoot skate that’s fun yes that’s a lot of fun that just can be a lot of fun a lot of people who are into it and can do it with you uh and they got some really cool stuff there’s a noise cancellation headphones yeah where you put the headphones on and it actually has a microphone so you’re talking to your friends and everything but when someone fires a gun it automatically cuts out and that’s pretty high tech i was very impressed by that we are very impressed we had a great time we got invited by some friends we’ve since joined a couple of gun ranges we’ve learned what it’s all about um and uh it’s uh kind of a new little chapter it’s fun yeah so if that’s your thing if that’s your thing and that’s your hobby prescott is the place for you absolutely you would really enjoy it so i just want to give you a little heads up on that um lots of folks here who belong to different gun ranges and have a lot of fun it’s kind of a meditative thing sometimes yeah you know that’s that i i shot for the first time i guess a year or two ago and uh i thought it was going to be sort of a testosterone filled you know like you see on the movie screens and everything and uh honestly it was quite zen yes uh because you’re focusing it it was amazing just how tranquil the whole thing was i i liked it a lot more yeah we did too so uh anyway just wanted to share that with our gun enthusiasts gun aficionados out there that’s your thing um prescott would you know has a lot to offer you yeah if uh that’s what you really enjoy on your downtime if you’re looking for more things that prescott can offer you one place you might try is pickle411.com has our information center all free lots of things that you can do here things about real estate places you can eat places you can go a wonderful source of information and it is all free and just honestly it’s spectacular it is spectacular great place pretty great place yeah great place we’ve got lots of things to offer all of you folks out there thinking about where do we want to wash up next here it is here it is we washed up here six years ago no regrets that’s it no regrets that’s it all right my friends we hope to hear from you soon give us a call if you need anything 713-302-1964 and we hope you have a fantastic day bye
