The embodiment of the invention discloses a safety monitoring method for a firearm use range and IoT (Internet of Things) monitoring equipment, and is applied to IoT monitoring equipment fixed on a shooting platform. The IoT monitoring equipment internally comprises firearm identifiers; and the firearm identifiers are firearm identifiers of firearms authorized to be used in a monitoring range of the IoT monitoring equipment. The method comprises the steps of: after the IoT monitoring equipment is started up, monitoring whether the firearms corresponding to the firearm identifiers are in a preset range; and if the IoT monitoring equipment determines that the firearms corresponding to the firearm identifiers are not in the preset range, sending warning information to the server. According tothe scheme in the embodiment of the invention, in one aspect, the use range of the firearms can be conveniently controlled, and warning can be timely carried out; and in the other aspect, a good freedom degree is given to users who borrow the firearms, the safety monitoring method and the IoT monitoring equipment are applicable to management of a shooting range and a commercial operation shootinggallery, and management efficiency is improved.