“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.
Good thinking. I appreciate that.
I guess I’ll just avoid the state public ranges. They don’t have range officers. Fish and game wardens stop by once in a while to ensure everyone has a permit to use the range, are adhering to range hours, and that the max loaded rounds limit is being followed. They don’t attempt to exercise control over procedures in any way.