I used to shoot at a great little place that was only 25 mins out of my way. The targets went out to 1,000 yards. It was in the middle of nowhere.

We can’t shoot there anymore because some jackwads shot someone’s house. Once with a 338 Lapua. I don’t recall the other caliber.

While this was not rapid fire, if the rounds leave the range, the range will be closed in short order and lawsuits will be filed.

Pretty easy to understand, if you are the range owner who has many thousands or millions invested.

You did the best thing, buy your own land and that way if/when rounds leave the range - you can pay the lawyers and maybe get 3 hots and a cot.

My last SO I worked at was so proud of their “cops only” indoor range. It was about 1-2 years old when I went to qualify. The training sergeant knew me from my last agency. He was sure to tell me about how only qualified folks shot at the range. The walls, floor and roof had more holes in them than Biden’s son has had crack hits.

As usual, FPNI.

Shoooot. I've seen someone bump-fire/hammer (really fast double-tap) a single action revolver, putting the second round into the ceiling. They were no Bob Munden so it was completely unintentional.

I'm going to go out on a limb and risk some push back but there are allot of gun owners who view formal training with a jaundiced eye. The primary argument against mandated training in order to obtain a carry permit is the fear of turning a right into a privilege. And it certainly is a slippery slope.

But what many don't seem to recognize is the fact that in general our society is evolving away from gun ownership (in spite of the recent spike in new gun owners in the past 18 months). What that means is, as a nation, firearms safety isn't being taught parent-to-child to the same extent it was even 30 years ago.

Many newly minted LEO's have never touched a firearm before they entered the academy (likewise those enlisting in the armed forces). And while many of the facilities with rules that prohibit rapid fire have been in place much longer, it nevertheless exposes how unsafe some gun owners are with regard to safe weapon handling and in particular, many of whom are also ignorant of the four generally accepted safety rules and tends to reinforce those stringent rules in the eyes of club officials.

Ideally, people would, of their own volition, seek proper training if even on a rudimentary scale.

OTOH, some gun clubs such as the one I used to frequent, are now trying to cash in on the flow of training dollars. By that I mean charging exorbitant range fees tacked onto tuition. Many such clubs who are willing to host courses watch some of the more well-known trainers walk away with several thousand dollars per course while the club only gets a modest $10/day range fee.

While I absolutely see their point, IMO part of what a gun club should be about (at a minimum) is teaching people basic safety and marksmanship and not viewing the club facilities as a potential cash cow given most clubs are organized as 501(c)4's.

The training outfit I used to be associated with was a 501(c)3 and did give back to the host club (we were all unpaid volunteers). We used our funds to build them a really nice 50yd range and the following year we built a pavilion in appreciation for granting us the use of their club facilities for training classes. The only stipulation was that we become members so that our classes would fall under the umbrella of their insurance policy.

That aside, I don't see a simple solution to "no rapid fire" policies.

Because fudds and assholes, and asshole fudds.

There's a range in Kenmore that's famous for their single load rule. First time I went up there, the RSO yelled out the window of his little booth as I was crossing the parking lot with my rifle case:

- What you shooting?

- FAL

- Load one round at a time only!

- Why?

- Because you never know when that thing will go full auto!

- Uh, no sir, I know exactly when this thing will go full auto, and that's never

- Well, one round at a time is the range rule!

All this shouted through a tiny window from 25 yards.  That also happened to be the last time I went up there.