Little Jack
Master
Heard rumor that there was a GSW at SR range today. Nothing substantial to back it up. Anyone got any other details?
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A range officer can't prevent it all happening. With firearms going back and forth from bench to bench it can be extremely hard or close to impossible to manage all safe acts with the people that go out there. Even if that range officer was on the line he still could've not seen it. In reality everyone is a range officer. If you witness and unsafe act call a cease fire. The one I saw looked like he was doing everything right but I guess from where I was standing I couldn't see his finger on the trigger. This is another reason why I carry my IFAK everytime I go.I was there when it happened-I didn't witness it but there were a bunch of people on the line when it happened. Another shooter ran into the clubhouse to report some guy had just shot himself in the leg. There was not a range officer on the line, which my view is a real safety concern. I expect some changes in the way they run that line in the future.
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You are correct in part-you should never underestimate the capacity for stupidity to overcome your ability to anticipate or prevent it. And first aid kit is always essential. But the range officer needs to be present, diligent, and vigilant-especially when there are novices on the line, as was the case today. From where I was standing on the porch that pistol range was a Charlie foxtrot today and it was several minutes after the injury before they could locate the range officer. He might not have been able to prevent that ND, but by not being there had no opportunity to prevent it. Perhaps he was spread too thin and attending to a problem elsewhere on the range, and perhaps they need more range officers. Those are great people at Santa Rosa Shooting Center but the negligent discharge today needs to come as a wakeup call for management before they have an injury that the victim can't walk away from. It is unfortunate that the young man was injured but at least it was not life threatening and he injured just himself rather than an innocent bystander.A range officer can't prevent it all happening. With firearms going back and forth from bench to bench it can be extremely hard or close to impossible to manage all safe acts with the people that go out there. Even if that range officer was on the line he still could've not seen it. In reality everyone is a range officer. If you witness and unsafe act call a cease fire. The one I saw looked like he was doing everything right but I guess from where I was standing I couldn't see his finger on the trigger. This is another reason why I carry my IFAK everytime I go.
You are correct in part-you should never underestimate the capacity for stupidity to overcome your ability to anticipate or prevent it. And first aid kit is always essential. But the range officer needs to be present, diligent, and vigilant-especially when there are novices on the line, as was the case today. From where I was standing on the porch that pistol range was a Charlie foxtrot today and it was several minutes after the injury before they could locate the range officer. He might not have been able to prevent that ND, but by not being there had no opportunity to prevent it. Perhaps he was spread too thin and attending to a problem elsewhere on the range, and perhaps they need more range officers. Those are great people at Santa Rosa Shooting Center but the negligent discharge today needs to come as a wakeup call for management before they have an injury that the victim can't walk away from. It is unfortunate that the young man was injured but at least it was not life threatening and he injured just himself rather than an innocent bystander.
I'm not really sure how a range officer is supposed to keep someone from putting a loaded pistol in there pocket... this could have happened anywhere.
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