The match is a charity event and has a lot of moving parts. Although we know that folks like to observe shooting events we don't like to have them at this one. It is more of a safety issue than anything else. Competitors are directed by the RO's from point to point. The RO's are there to ensure safety and score the competitors stage. They are not there to be interrupted in their duties to answer questions from observers about the stage during the event. This has happened in the past. It is not meant to be rude but the competitors spend their money on entry fees, travel, equipment and other ancillary things to be successful. The worst thing to happen is that a competitor looses points on a stage due to an RO having to be mindful of non-shooting guest that has disrupted the course of fire in some manner.
Hope this clears everything up.
Thank you,
