I tend to be biased towards legal carry in any but prohibited situations and even then, I like to hear and present arguments for allowing legal carry in all instances.
Several ranges in the area have rules against the general public from openly carrying while participating on the public shooting range. Some even go so far as to restrict Range Officers from openly carrying while serving on the public range.
A recent incident has brought to light a number of arguments for and against such practice by an on duty RO on a range that restricts open carry by anyone on the public range. The obvious argument is that such carry is against the range rules. Other arguments have included the safety ramifications of openly carrying, the influence of patrons, especially those that are of the "monkey see - monkey do" crowd.
The solution is for the ROs that wish to open carry to present an argument for open carry by ROs while on duty, to the appropriate decision makers on the Boards or Executive Committees of the subject ranges.
I've seen similar practices at Lee Kay, Bountiful, Cache Valley and Wahsatch.
What would your arguments be, either for or against an on duty RO openly carrying on the public range?
Several ranges in the area have rules against the general public from openly carrying while participating on the public shooting range. Some even go so far as to restrict Range Officers from openly carrying while serving on the public range.
A recent incident has brought to light a number of arguments for and against such practice by an on duty RO on a range that restricts open carry by anyone on the public range. The obvious argument is that such carry is against the range rules. Other arguments have included the safety ramifications of openly carrying, the influence of patrons, especially those that are of the "monkey see - monkey do" crowd.
The solution is for the ROs that wish to open carry to present an argument for open carry by ROs while on duty, to the appropriate decision makers on the Boards or Executive Committees of the subject ranges.
I've seen similar practices at Lee Kay, Bountiful, Cache Valley and Wahsatch.
What would your arguments be, either for or against an on duty RO openly carrying on the public range?