Posted January 6, 2018 9:26 pm by Comments

By G. Halek

Everyone messes up at some time or another. Every gun owner will make a dumb mistake. The difference between a learning experience and a very big mistake is the ability to walk away with no one getting hurt.

While that sounds good in principle, range safety officers aren’t into putting up with anyone’s mistakes.

There’s a firing line. And the range safety officers monitor it closely to ensure no one is doing anything that could jeopardize themselves, other shooters, or the RSOs.

Everyone on the firing line is responsible for safety. If you see an unsafe practice, you need to bring it up to an RSO. If someone sees you doing something unsafe, he needs to bring it up to the RSO.

The RSO makes a determination, gives a recommendation, documents the incident, and ensures that the decision is complied with. If the RSO’s advice isn’t heeded, he has the authority to boot someone off the range.

Here’s 10 ways to get kicked off the range.

#10. Shoot at wildlife that wanders onto the range.

Animals can and have wandered onto live ranges. Just because they made a dumb mistake doesn’t mean you need to take advantage of it. There are conservation rules, state laws, endangered species …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation

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