I dont plan to write a peer reviewed paper but I spoke to a LGS and they said they will suffer if the range shuts down. No public venue to shoot. Less ammo bought. Less desire for guns. Several clubs use the range. Silhouette. Shotgun. Action. Bullseye pistol Smallbore.
We need a town hall meeting with the Mayor to assure us the City will keep the range open.
Oh, well, if you spoke to a LGS then I withdraw all questions about your assumptions and your data, as your evidence is unquestionably valid and proves your claim, which was:
"You know this whole firearms "situation" would go away if they simply banned ranges."
Just to be clear, your assertion is that "firearms will go away, if the ranges are closed" and is based upon you talking to some person at a LGS who claims their business will decrease.
That seems par for your woefully inadequate understanding of logic.
PS By the way, the public range has been closed for 5 weeks now, how far down is the LGS business so far? Did they give you a timeline as to when they will be forced to close due to everyone having sold all their guns to out of state buyers due to lack of a public range?