Safety with black light shooting?

Local high school trap team set up a black light shot at our club. All the lights are off except over the gun rack. Birds show up like big orange pumpkins going out. If you were lucky to have a fiber green front sight you could see your front bead. I am 100% for shooting sports in our schools. But sending 12-to 17-year-olds to the line in the dark brought a safety issue to me. Has anyone else use black light for young shooters, or black lights at all?

 

Yes in my opinion it is a safety concern. But apparently it’s not an issue at that club.

 

Our club band it for safety concerns after one try -high school team went down the road to another club -A young shooter shooting a 20 gauge switched guns to 12 gauge, thought he dropped a shell in the dark when gun didn't go off, put in another shell, had a 12 on top of a 20gauge shell totaled the gun, thank God no one was hurt.

 

And old timers have done that during the daytime.
Wouldn’t get rid of it for that.

 

Being able to look down the barrel on a dud shot in day light is a lot different than when it is pitch dark. As a range officer at our club, I couldn't even see what was going on at the line. Insurance cost us to much, and too hard to get to take any chances.

 

I've seen videos and it appears they have a blacklight behind the shooters as well as in/near the trap. Would that have provided enough light?

 

Is black light shooting really needed , especially with obvious safety concerns ? There are safe alternatives to enjoy shooting...

 

Can't see the front steel bead, let alone a stuck wad or shell down the barrel.

 

I liked black lights back in my pot smoking days. Sounds like a great way to attract a new crowd.

A little toke and some black smoke. What a country!