I’m in PA and have a concealed carry permit.
All that was required to obtain it was the completion of the sherriff’s form, and providing of 2 in-county non-blood references.
I was raised around guns and taught safety from the start. I’ve taught my kids the same. But I won’t go to a public range during prime time hours. The lack of basic handling skills will make your skin crawl. Last visit, there was a guy laying on his back, shooting an AR between his feet. Insanity.
What’s the solution?
Was the firer being unsafe or just practicing from a disadvantaged position? Was the position prohibited or just unconventional on a bench rest type range set up?
He was exercising his right to practice with his arms, you were exercising yours to not like how he was enjoying his. That’s the beauty of liberty and a pair of people expressing their own version of it. You could leave or wait until he finished or complained to he RSO etc. The answer? Its called tolerating others liberty, if otherwise within bounds of the rules or context.
Me? I bought land and built my own range- anyone who visits is welcome provided they do as I say!
“What’s the solution?”
I’m a big fan of natural consequences. For the range that allows unsafe acts on the firing line, the natural consequences are that people like you choose not to go there and any safety incident leads to an increase in insurance costs, thus increasing range fees and fewer people show up and they eventually close down. The market recognizes an opportunity for a range where safety is Job #1 and they start up to get your business because you feel confident when practicing there. You spread the word to like-minded PA shooters and the business grows.
All of the above occurred naturally without government interference or action. For those noobs and boobs who act unsafely in public, you have a choice. You notice them because you’re trained to have your head on a swivel so you can then avoid them. Alternatively, you could try a gentle word as one gun aficionado to another and proceed according to the response.
Is the above perfect in every instance and every unsafe individual? No but no human system can be perfect. Neither can a human-devised government action/process. Ultimately true freedom has no guarantee of absolute safety against human foible.