Carrying at the range?

[dave1918a2]

The outdoor range I belong to allows drawing from the holster in the pistol berms. No loaded carry anywhere but the firing line. No CCW until You are at Your vehicle. We have very strict rules and adhere to them. Any deviation and You are out. The club has been here since 1947 and there have only been a few accidents and all were self caused. You can drive in a stranger off the streets, park and get out and visit the ranges and by the end of the day there probably won't be a gun You haven't shot. We have a very friendly club and We have a very SAFE club.

 

[FlyFish]

Concealed or open carry of a loaded firearm is fine anywhere on our Club property, including at the ranges. However, if that's the gun you plan to shoot it can't come out of the holster until you're at the line and at that point it becomes subject to all other range rules (pointed downrange at all times, unloaded and not touched when anyone is downrange, etc., etc.). Working from the holster is only allowed if you're the only one at the range (which happens often), except of course at organized events that require it - SASS, Steel Challenge, et al. Zero injuries in nearly 80 years of operation.

 

[IAhunter]

Our outdoor range has no regulation against carrying while on the range, and I am nearly always armed while there. The main thing is that you don't handle a holstered firearm during a cease fire or while you are behind the firing line. I'm sure someone will mess that up in the coming months or years.

To my knowledge there isn't a rule against working from the holster, but it seldom happens. On weekends when the range is busy it would be a bit awkward and I can see the RSOs stopping someone from doing so for safety, particularly if the shooter didn't look like they were real proficient. I generally don't practice from the holster while at this range, as I can practice those drills on the range at work or at a place in the desert where I like to shoot.

 

[Smoke]

My range is a private club. Because of my work schedule I'm normally there on Wednesday morning and have the entire range to myself.

I think there's a rule against taking loaded guns off the firing line but I ignore it. There is no rule against drawing from a holster or rapid fire. IF YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE IN THE BAY they don't object to you going forward of the firing line to work on something and to my knowledge there's no rule against open carry.

 

[Whitwabit]

Both ranges I frequent do not allow Conceal Carry and do not allow drawing from a holster ..

The out door range I was told was due to insurance reasons .. Don't
know if that is factual or just an excuse ..

The indoor range was due to a person firing a round into the floor next to someone else .. that ended drawing from a holster .. Owner states safety reasons ..

Shooting in my back yard I do practice holster drawing .. but usually don't allow anyone else to unless I am acquainted on how well the person shoots .. and how safe they are .. there are others I won't allow ..

But almost all of my holster drawing is done indoors dry firing with an unloaded pistol in my safe room !! often I will stick on a red dot to see any movement ..

 

[Kanewpadle]

Most of the indoor and outdoor ranges here allow concealed carry. But they do not allow drawing from your holster. Mostly because of insurance. However, if management approves you, then you can but you have to be a member.

I worked part time at a indoor range. I saw two fools shoot themselves. Unfortunately us gun owners are not created equal. Some ruin it for the rest of us.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Not an opinion but fact. I have shot at public ranges from Kalif to Ga & a few states inbetween. Most have such rules & a few others as well. You quote a single place, so your opinion seems quite limited??

Nope. Not necessarily a fact. Your opinion as to whether "most gun owners are poor shooters with poor skills" is a fact is based on limited observation. My observation is just about as limited (CA to all over FL and a few states in between), and my opinion as to what is fact is about the opposite of yours, although it is a little closer to yours in the far northeast.

Of course, I am not the final authority on this subject. Muss Muggins never claimed to be. If you want to persist in your claim that your opinion based on your observation is a "fact," you will need better or even unusual creds.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Concealed or open carry of a loaded firearm is fine anywhere on our Club property, including at the ranges. However, if that's the gun you plan to shoot it can't come out of the holster until you're at the line and at that point it becomes subject to all other range rules (pointed downrange at all times, unloaded and not touched when anyone is downrange, etc., etc.). Working from the holster is only allowed if you're the only one at the range (which happens often), except of course at organized events that require it - SASS, Steel Challenge, et al. Zero injuries in nearly 80 years of operation.

Same at our club.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Duly noted . . .

Not an opinion but fact. I have shot at public ranges from Calif to Ga & a few states inbetween. Most have such rules & a few others as well. You quote a single place, so your opinion seems quite limited??

 

[Protected One]

Indoor range here allows concealed and open carry but no drawing from holster while shooting.

… or drawing CCW while in sales area.

 

[CB3]

Public indoor range, no prohibition on loaded holstered carry if kept in the holster. No drawing from holsters anywhere, unless

You take the holster certification course. Then you can draw and shoot from any holster on range #2 which is set up with substantial bullet proof lane barriers at the shooting points. Rapid fire allowed.

 

[fredj338]

Nope. Not necessarily a fact. Your opinion as to whether "most gun owners are poor shooters with poor skills" is a fact is based on limited observation. My observation is just about as limited (CA to all over FL and a few states in between), and my opinion as to what is fact is about the opposite of yours, although it is a little closer to yours in the far northeast.

Of course, I am not the final authority on this subject. Muss Muggins never claimed to be. If you want to persist in your claim that your opinion based on your observation is a "fact," you will need better or even unusual creds.

Well seems we are talking two diff things here. Muss states nothing about shooters or skill but that my opinion on public ranges is just that. Yet read all tne posts where public ranges do not let you ccw or shoot froma holster as a general rule.
As to my observation of the gen pop & their shooting skills, yes it is my opinion but pretty much spot on based on 40y of observation around the country. The avg gun owner has very limited skills, that is a fact. Accidental shootings annually alone pretty much prove that. Look at the interior of any indoor range & you get a pretty good idea of peoples skill le els. Proof could only be obtained if I tested eberyone & that aint gonna happen.

 

[ContinentalOp]

I've been to three indoor ranges here, two frequently and the third only once. All three allow shooters to carry guns, but the guns have to stay holstered until you're on the firing line in your booth. None of the three ranges prohibit drawing in their rules, though I didn't do so at the range I visited only once. The two ranges I visit frequently have never had a problem with me drawing. One of them also has programmable turning targets, which is nice for reaction shooting and testing oneself when drawing.

 

[Bozz10mm]

The outdoor range I use allows concealed and open carry, but does not allow drawing and firing practice from the holster.

 

[TX-Dennis]

My club says no loaded guns and no holsters UNLESS you have a carry permit or you are a LEO. Then it's fine. I always carry while there. Sometimes I shoot my carry gun. Sometimes I don't. There are no rules against doing so.

 

[Krogen]

Yes. I probably would not go if they prohibited it. I just joined, and I find it to be almost a country club in terms of the amenities and services available.

They have a VIP room for parties and the like, to which a few local food places will deliver; rental guns including full-auto and suppressed; nice indoor range (ok, it's hard to keep it cool enough for me while adequately ventilating in the 100+ degree heat - so I bring bottles of water and plan to sweat); range officers always on the range to monitor and help; instructors, etc. It was recommended to me by one of our local troopers when I asked about a place to take my wife for instruction, and she was right. I bought the 1 year premium membership the first day I was there.

Which range is this? I'm a member of 3 outdoor clubs in Western Washington, but this one sounds really great! Do tell!

 

[SATX]

A range that prohibits concealed carry, really? I bet they teach CC classes. That’s ridiculous.

 

[bigwheelzip]

CC at the ranges but drawing from holster only during private lessons on a closed portion of the range.

 

[Smoke]

Take it for what it's worth

The Miami Shootout robbers ,Platt & Matix, were known to acquire firearms by ambushing people who were target practicing all alone out in the Everglades.

About 10 years ago a THR member was murdered on a BLM range where he'd gone shooting alone. Police speculate that he was killed for his guns. As far as I know the murder was never solved.

When I go to the range I have a concealed gun on me at all times and my wife and I make it a point that at least one of the guns that we're there to shoot that day is loaded at all times.

 

[Chief Wiggums]

My LGS has a public/private range.
memberships can be purchased that provide misc benefits , reduced fee's ect. we have 16 bays or lanes separated by a brick wall w plexiglass , members go to one side & general public to the other.
A RO (or multiple) watch the general public at all times.

there is a firm "no draw and fire rule"
there are also "no loaded.." signs posted at the entrance.

great place , my wife and daughters enjoy visiting as well.