Here is the reply I got from BassPro when I wrote to complain. It seems reasonable enough:
My name is Steve Kuhn. I am the Director of Loss Prevention for the Bass
Pro Shops "Outdoor World Stores". I am writing you to respond to your
E-mail complaints concerning our gun range regulations. It is not policy to
prohibit the use of any legal firearm from our range with the following
exceptions:
fully automatic weapons or weapons thar fire a burst are prohibited
incendiary, armor piercing, steel core, zinc alloy and exploding
ammunition is prohibited
ammunition developing a velocity exceeding 3500 fps is prohibited
The reason for the exceptions is based on gun range tolerance and what we
feel makes our ranges a safe place to shoot. I noticed from your E-mail
messages that none of you actually were the person who had the negative
experience. Would you please pass this message on to the person(s) who
actually did get turned away so that I can speak to them personally. If I
can determine store, date, and time it occurred it will assist me in
getting the problem corrected. In the mean time I have forwarded your
complaints to all store managers who currently run ranges. They will hold
meetings with range personnel to assure no further misinterpretation of
range policy is made.
My E-mail address is
[email protected]My phone number is (417) 873-4796
Thank you for taking the time to make us aware of the issue. Please pass
this explanation on to any web site that currently received a complaint
about our policy. It would seem only fair to let them know we are reacting
to your complaints.