It is a "place of public accomodation", hence subject to equal rights laws.
If the range had one night that was happy hour for women, another for men, another for elders, another for teens, another for skin-color minorities,
etc., I think that would be fair (& legal).
But other than the teens, all of those are protected groups, so to say a person couldn't come into your business (
or probably even could enter for free, while others pay) would be (IMO) illegal.
Any idea why? (
I don't fall into that category, so I honestly don't understand it.)
Aside from the general male-female behavioural differences (
which are most apparent when there's a group entirely of one sex or the other & probably largely cultural) the only thing I can think of is that men
might assume that a woman needs help, & give advice when it's unwelcome or un-needed.
BTDT (on the receiving end of the stereotype, that is; I was moderately amused at their reactions when my shooting buddy corrected their misconception)
Huh?? Shooting is one of the few sports where it matters very little what your plumbing is.
(Having a lower center of gravity, women are slightly more stable when standing, but men generally have better upper-body strength, which is helpful when holding a heavy long gun up or holding a pistol at arm's length for an extended period.)
Men have breasts.
They don't work right, but men have breasts.
(Same exact tissue, without the hormones to make it work.)
