Range Qualification?

[oneounceload]

Sounds to me more like they have had enough of the "spray and pray" crowd shooting up equipment, crossfiring onto other targets, etc. Besides, you never know what their insurance company is requiring, especially after the recent gun range suicides.....

there were far too many holes in the overhead beams, chunks taken out of the concrete forward of the firing line, etc. One overhead beam had to actually be replaced.

Damn, I'm good...............

 

[CelticArmory]

Our club recently instituted handgun qualification requirements: to shoot a handgun on either the main range or pistol range, a member must complete a short safety procedures class, and pass a fairly easy practical test.

The practical test includes demonstrating safe handgun handling, as well as placing 10 of 10 shots onto a 24" x 24" piece of paper at 15 yards; slow fire, off-hand, one or two-handed hold.

There was much bitching and moaning about this qualification. You know, "I've been shooting for the past fifty years and nobody is going to tell me, blah, blah, blah....."

So what are your thoughts? Is such a qualification requirement a good thing?

I, personally, think that a person can always benefit from recurrent training. It also makes me feel better when I know that the others on the firing line have demonstrated safe handgun handling procedures at least once.

The range I'm a member at has a safety course that is mandatory to be a member, but no safety course is required for non members. The safety course does not have a live fire part though.

If I owned a range, I would make a mandatory safety course that included a "testing" method to prove people were safe enough to shoot. I like the idea.

 

[mljdeckard]

Is it possible that they have a particular.....PROBLEM CHILD in mind they are trying to weed out?

 

[Sauer Grapes]

Our club does an orientation for all new members. Of course safety is paramount on all the club's ranges.
If you needed to qualify on the pistol range, we wouldn't need half the range we now have. We have a lot of "casual shooters" at our club. Maybe they don't shoot very well but the ranges are for everyone to enjoy as long as they do it in a safe manner.
If your not safe, steps will be taken to guide you in the right direction.

I shot today with 2 guys that would have a problem with the 2' square. They were not doing anything dangerous or unsafe so I was good to go.

 

[FROGO207]

Our club was an open door to everything if you are a member. We have about 120% new members since the last change at the White House. The indoor 50 foot range was shot up really bad recently. More damage in the last year than the other 20 combined. People using AP ammo and 500 S&W JHP indoors and such.:banghead: They are enforcing a lead only, 1000 FPS limit, and safety orientation with a qualification of 10/10 shots on a standard 50 foot NRA target. It has helped the patching of the roof directly overhead to be eliminated. Outdoor range has few restrictions presently for those that can't control their pistols well--no full auto or 50 BMG.