Sato Ord
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I'm actually looking at getting a job at this gunshop, interviewed and everything looks good.
So, yesterday, while my wife, a friend of ours, and I were on the range we noticed a guy trying to clear a jam with the muzzle of the Glock pointed directly at his friend's lower abdomen.
Let me preface this by saying that the guys at our shop do a good job of watching, but they also expect shooters to have at least a small amount of sense. They were extremely busy up front, so they didn't have anyone just hanging out play RSO.
My friend pointed to the aforementioned guy and I quickly noticed that this could be a problem. I walked up and, very politely, asked the young man to move to an unoccupied lane and point the pistol down range. I also told him that it would be a really good idea to take his finger off the trigger while clearing a jam.
I further informed him, still very politely, that if the employees saw what he was doing he would most likely be asked to leave the range.
He had no problem with my actions. He took his finger off the trigger, moved to and open lane, pointed the weapon down range, and began to work on the gun. I even offered to help him, and suggested that if we couldn't get it working he should put the gun on the bench and one of the guys inside would be happy to come in and help.
He thanked me for being helpful. His friend, however, took offense that I would speak to them that way. He was not polite to me, although I never lost my cool. Fortunately, before the dweeb could get out of hand one of the others in their group pointed out that if that round that was jamming the pistol had suddenly chambered and the first guy had accidentally pulled the trigger that the other guy would have a new belly button. The older gentleman in the group (the one who had spoken up on my side, he had been shooting while the original exchange had taken place, but had over heard) then told the younger man to shut the &*^ up and behave himself, or go wait in the car.
It's all a matter of perspective.
So, yesterday, while my wife, a friend of ours, and I were on the range we noticed a guy trying to clear a jam with the muzzle of the Glock pointed directly at his friend's lower abdomen.
Let me preface this by saying that the guys at our shop do a good job of watching, but they also expect shooters to have at least a small amount of sense. They were extremely busy up front, so they didn't have anyone just hanging out play RSO.
My friend pointed to the aforementioned guy and I quickly noticed that this could be a problem. I walked up and, very politely, asked the young man to move to an unoccupied lane and point the pistol down range. I also told him that it would be a really good idea to take his finger off the trigger while clearing a jam.
I further informed him, still very politely, that if the employees saw what he was doing he would most likely be asked to leave the range.He had no problem with my actions. He took his finger off the trigger, moved to and open lane, pointed the weapon down range, and began to work on the gun. I even offered to help him, and suggested that if we couldn't get it working he should put the gun on the bench and one of the guys inside would be happy to come in and help.
He thanked me for being helpful. His friend, however, took offense that I would speak to them that way. He was not polite to me, although I never lost my cool. Fortunately, before the dweeb could get out of hand one of the others in their group pointed out that if that round that was jamming the pistol had suddenly chambered and the first guy had accidentally pulled the trigger that the other guy would have a new belly button. The older gentleman in the group (the one who had spoken up on my side, he had been shooting while the original exchange had taken place, but had over heard) then told the younger man to shut the &*^ up and behave himself, or go wait in the car.
It's all a matter of perspective.
