LONE STAR RANGE

[LOCKHART]

I went to Lone Star on Sunday, to shoot my M-1 Garand, and they didnt
ask me for ID. Is this something new, because I havent been out there
in about 6 months. Mind you, I'm not griping about it, sure did streamline
things that day, because office was PACKED at 9:00 am. I was just wondering.

 

[jrbfishn]

I don't show ID at my range. Only one I have ever showed at are the indoor ranges that you pay after you shoot.

from an idgit coffeeholic

 

[biglucky]

I have never heard of being asked to show ID to shoot at a range unless you are using to "check out" range equipment.

 

[LOCKHART]

Well, Lone Star used to ask you for I.D, and then would match you in their
computer. Like I said, dang sure not complaining, just wondered when they
made the switch.

 

[coachrick]

Didn't show ID when the TGT Austin lunch bunch went down there for BBQ and shootin' !!! a couple weeks ago.

Shady Oaks indoor range will hold your DL while you are on the range...unless you are a member and leave your card instead.

 

[benenglish]

Some factors we don't think about much can come into play on this issue. For example, pretty much any range that has had a suicide on the line is going to ask for ID.

 

[Moonpie]

Cedar Ridge Range in Bulverde makes you SURRENDER your DL until you finish shooting.

 

[TX69]

I have never heard of being asked to show ID to shoot at a range unless you are using to "check out" range equipment.

In our area (Frisco) ALL of them confiscate your DL and hold it while you shoot.

 

[LOCKHART]

Well, like I was saying, its been about 6 months or so since i've been there, so
I didnt know they had stopped doing that. But, before I would have to show them
ID, and they would look me up in their computer. Just was wondering about the
change is all.

 

[Tejano Scott]

I've seen several ranges request ID. Thy usually just verify the name on ID matches the name on the liability waiver.

 

[rsayloriii]

Well, Lone Star used to ask you for I.D, and then would match you in their
computer. Like I said, dang sure not complaining, just wondered when they
made the switch.

When they started going to the sign in sheet, instead of individually checking everyone in, that seems to be about the time they stopped asking for name and/or ID. Now it seems all they ask is "Have you been here before?". Print, sign, pay and then be on the range.

 

[HKaltwasser]

I was there about a month ago and I think they asked for ID . Didn't take but a minute for my son and I. I signed in and believe I gave my ID to match.

 

[subseashooter]

Some factors we don't think about much can come into play on this issue. For example, pretty much any range that has had a suicide on the line is going to ask for ID.

Why would the suicide make any difference, Ben?

 

[Hoji]

Why would the suicide make any difference, Ben?

Easier to ID the body I would imagine

 

[benenglish]

Why would the suicide make any difference, Ben?

Suicide at the range is the lonely, desperate act of someone who wants to erase themselves. Asking them to ID themselves at the last second forces them to acknowledge their own existence and, in the smallest of ways, share themselves with another human being. Weird as it sounds, in some cases that's probably enough to make them stop and reconsider the venue since they may feel they've lost the anonymity that may be important to them in the moment. Any stop, any little thing that makes a person think and possibly delay at that critical last second may be enough to break their immediate mood.

I've had too much experience with suicide. Any last-second nudge in the direction of "This isn't exactly what you had planned, is it?" may cause someone to change course. It may save a life.

And, as pointed out above, it can help ID the body, too.

 

[LOCKHART]

Benenglish, was there a suicide at Lone Star? If so, I dont remember hearing
about it.

 

[rsayloriii]

Benenglish, was there a suicide at Lone Star? If so, I dont remember hearing
about it.

No.

 

[benenglish]

Benenglish, was there a suicide at Lone Star?

I have no idea and didn't mean to imply they had. Sorry if I wasn't clear. I was just commenting on a general reason that a range might require ID.

I know my local range now holds onto everybody's TDL while they shoot. That even applies to members who shoot without paying each time and have a separate ID card issued by the range; they still want the TDL. The policy started immediately after they had their first suicide. I consider it an over-reaction to require a TDL from range members but I can understand how their procedures evolved into what they are now.