Rob,
Guys like you, and the ranges that people like you run aren't the problem. The problem is newbies reading these posts and walking away convinced that in order to be tactical, they have to do an immediate clearance drill anytime they hear a click. They're not headed to train at Valhalla or Gunsite, they're headed to "train" at the public range while standing next to an unsuspecting shooter.
Sometimes the people involved in these forum discussions lose track of the fact that the majority of readers aren't instructors, range owners, or Special Forces members.