Indeed. Sporting safety aside, there’s risk in shooting at known shooting spots because criminals sometimes visit them to rob people of guns. I’ve read of murders, but most thefts I’ve heard of are criminals who just sit back and wait for someone to go change their target then drive off with their gear. So much for background checks.
I shoot at places you’d need to be an experienced off-roader to get to and have GPS and topo maps to find. I basically have a forbidding and empty state the size of France all to myself to shoot in as long as I take sufficient equipment along with me. Certainly want to bring along a convoy of similarly equipped pals...
I’m in the next state north. Plenty of lonely places to shoot here, too.
I don’t fear the gun range murders or thefts, but after shooting so many sanctioned competitions of various breeds, I like to know the range is under control when I am at the targets. Some people think if the bench is vacant, the range is open.