There is no free market when siting and building firing ranges is the goal. Local municipalities and neighbors make it very hard to build or improve a range. A lot of existing ranges were located in the boondocks when started. Now, due to urban sprawl, they are surrounded by houses. The new neighbors complain about the noise and hours, just as they do about farm smells and farm tractor noise.
That is why range preservation laws are necessary in every state. Such laws say existing ranges can’t be declared a nuisance and shut down just because of neighbor complaints. The laws do not trump safety, so shooters at any range must be careful that no bullets leave the property. Don’t shoot without careful aiming and all aiming must be below the backstops. My range has banned fast draws and shooting at metal targets or targets near the ground to lessen the chance of ricochets.
So no SCSA, IDPA, or IPSC/USPCA or 3-Gun variant competitions at your range? What do you do there?
I'm sure they are. But across-the-board excise taxes on gun buyers who don't use ranges are not necessary. Publicly operated ranges are not necessary either.