shooting gallery

Carnival rifle game

A shooting gallery is a fairground or arcade attraction where people fire rifles or pistols at targets for prizes.

The term extends to any place set up for target practice.

In drug slang, a shooting gallery is a location where people inject heroin or other drugs, often a squalid room shared by multiple users: The abandoned building had become a shooting gallery.

amusement

targets

Intended aims or marks

  • riflesLong-barreled shoulder firearms
  • ducksWaterfowl or evades
  • prizesAwards for achievement

aim · score · balloons · carnival · fairground · midway · arcade · booths · pellets · tin cans

addiction

heroin

Illegal addictive opiate

  • syringeMedical injection tool
  • needlePointed implement for sewing
  • fixRepair or solution

hit · overdose · track marks · opiate · intravenous · spoon · tourniquet · lighter · junkie · mainlining

Categories
Opposites
type of ranged weapon venue

shooting galleryarchery range

Bow and arrow facility

archery · darts · knife throwing

drug use environment (safety/legality)

shooting gallerysafe injection site

Clinic for monitored drug use

needle exchange · methadone clinic · detox center · rehab facility · recovery house

safety/danger of location

shooting gallerysafe haven

Protected place of shelter

sanctuary · refuge · shelter · safe house · protected zone

Family

shot, shoot, gallery, shooting, shots, shooter, shotgun, shooters

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG