Ok, just for the record I realize I am wasting my time but it is too late for me to get into anything else before I go to bed.
I am a member of a local gun club here in Las Vegas named Desert Sportsman's. If I want to use their facility, I have to be a member. I had to be a member of the NRA to join and had to pay a fee to become a member. I don't really see anything wrong with this. This isn't a public range. It is a private range. I can shoot on that range and you can't. The reason isn't because of your religion. It isn't because you live in a state we don't like. It isn't because it is a "cool kids club". It is because I am a member and you are not. You want to become a member ? Go right ahead, there is nothing stopping you. But until you join, you won't get the combination to the lock on the gate.
Ok, Frontsight opens a facility in Alaska. They don't advertise it to the public unless you go to their webpage. They offer classes and other stuff there to their members. You can't go because you are not a member. Do you want to become a member ? Go right ahead, there is nothing stopping you. But until you join, you won't be able to go. They arn't excluding anyone willing to pay for their membership. It doesn't matter if you live in Alaska. It doesn't matter what religion you are. It doesn't matter what your sexual preference is. All you have to do is pay.
I am not sure what is so weird about this
I think I covered my answer to your question in an earlier post:
"Just as a guess, I think that they want to keep the classes small (limited number of instructors available) and the season there is short. So, they probably already have enough people to fill all the classes they offer. They don't have the facility or the instructors to offer more classes.
Again, I think that is the reason, but I can't swear to it.
Frontsight Nevada is a long term project with very lofty goals. In the several years they have been here they have only touched the tip of the iceberg of what they want to eventually do. I am sure that Frontsight Alaska will be the same way only it just got started.
If you buy into the sales pitch, they are paying for all this out of pocket. They are not financing any of it. So, this stuff is going to take time and a lot of money."
For all I know, Frontsight had the opportunity to buy property up there. They figured that the price was only going to go up, so they wanted to buy now. They financed the deal by charging their current members a fee that premitted them to go to Frontsight Alaska. Maybe they have big plans for it in the future but right now, they are doing all they are capable of doing and aren't seeking new business because they can't provide the service.
I don't know, this is all a guess.
I also don't know why this would result in them being flammed on the internet though.
Let's say I am right. Let me put you in their shoes. You teach CCW classes. You advertise heavily. You start getting hundreds of people every week that want to take the class. You don't have the time, the instructors, or the facility to teach that many people. Eventually you will have to turn people away. Some of them might get pissed. Some of them might post on the internet that you are a jerk. Is this true ? No, but it will be posted anyway and a lot of people will believe it.
I am a member of a local gun club here in Las Vegas named Desert Sportsman's. If I want to use their facility, I have to be a member. I had to be a member of the NRA to join and had to pay a fee to become a member. I don't really see anything wrong with this. This isn't a public range. It is a private range. I can shoot on that range and you can't. The reason isn't because of your religion. It isn't because you live in a state we don't like. It isn't because it is a "cool kids club". It is because I am a member and you are not. You want to become a member ? Go right ahead, there is nothing stopping you. But until you join, you won't get the combination to the lock on the gate.
Ok, Frontsight opens a facility in Alaska. They don't advertise it to the public unless you go to their webpage. They offer classes and other stuff there to their members. You can't go because you are not a member. Do you want to become a member ? Go right ahead, there is nothing stopping you. But until you join, you won't be able to go. They arn't excluding anyone willing to pay for their membership. It doesn't matter if you live in Alaska. It doesn't matter what religion you are. It doesn't matter what your sexual preference is. All you have to do is pay.
I am not sure what is so weird about this
I think I covered my answer to your question in an earlier post:
"Just as a guess, I think that they want to keep the classes small (limited number of instructors available) and the season there is short. So, they probably already have enough people to fill all the classes they offer. They don't have the facility or the instructors to offer more classes.
Again, I think that is the reason, but I can't swear to it.
Frontsight Nevada is a long term project with very lofty goals. In the several years they have been here they have only touched the tip of the iceberg of what they want to eventually do. I am sure that Frontsight Alaska will be the same way only it just got started.
If you buy into the sales pitch, they are paying for all this out of pocket. They are not financing any of it. So, this stuff is going to take time and a lot of money."
For all I know, Frontsight had the opportunity to buy property up there. They figured that the price was only going to go up, so they wanted to buy now. They financed the deal by charging their current members a fee that premitted them to go to Frontsight Alaska. Maybe they have big plans for it in the future but right now, they are doing all they are capable of doing and aren't seeking new business because they can't provide the service.
I don't know, this is all a guess.
I also don't know why this would result in them being flammed on the internet though.
Let's say I am right. Let me put you in their shoes. You teach CCW classes. You advertise heavily. You start getting hundreds of people every week that want to take the class. You don't have the time, the instructors, or the facility to teach that many people. Eventually you will have to turn people away. Some of them might get pissed. Some of them might post on the internet that you are a jerk. Is this true ? No, but it will be posted anyway and a lot of people will believe it.