Dangerous range activity?

[SingleStack]

I took a trip to the range today. Did a little bullseye practice at 25 yards with a Ruger MKIII. When this family came over and set up at a few benchs down. A father, mom and a couple kids. After the kids did some shooting with rimfires. The father takes out a S&W automatic and has his daughter aim it downrange. He then explains how to line up the sights , then stands in front of her and has her aim directly at his face. while he looks to see how she is using the sights. Im staring in disbelief. Then father takes the pistol and aims in his daughters face, while explaining how to use sights. Now this is well beyond what is exceptable at this range , but is this ever done to teach new shooters? It seems like common sense screams NO. I maybe wrong but it is defanitly not allowed here at this range. Most of the time there is no range staff present, and no one was there today. So i guess my question is, is this ever done by firearms trainers ? I got the heck away from these people.

[R_Bert]

The sperm donor (??*) was an idiot.

(*) if father, or step-father, or boyfriend,,,,,still appallingly stupid

Edited October 21, 2012 by R_Bert

[East_TN_Patriot]

I actually jumped a bit when I read that. I can't imagine anyone being that infinitely stupid. In fact, I'm pretty sure I would have actually said something. If that ever happened at the range I am a member of, I'd do my best to make sure he never set foot on it again.

[TrickyNicky]

Incredibly stupid. In a case like this I would be torn between speaking up and attempting to correct the behavior or heading as far away from the maniac as possible.

The worst part is that guy is the role model to those kids, I'm sure everyone here has had one of those moments where someone tries to correct something their dad taught them. It's typically a losing argument, if it was good enough for dad it's good enough for me kind of thing. Now there's two more young people in this world who may grow up to think its fine to stick a gun someone's face, as long as its "not loaded". What a piece of work.

[Lumber_Jack]

This guy must be stupid. At no time do you EVER break any if the gun safety rules EVER!

[TMF]

Hahahahahahahaha!

[SingleStack]

I took his license plate numbers to give to the staff.

[Dolomite`s Breezy]

To bad he has kids already...They are learning his bad habbits.. Idiot!!!

[gunwhatgun]

Ladies and gentlemen, I am pround to introduce to you, the 2012 Global Darwin Award recipient............................

[Guest Nunya]

Makes me shudder.

[NRA]

This has to be a joke

[Jonnin]

I can understand breaking rules under controlled environments for training in a private setting if there is something to be gained from it. But that would be with adults who understood it was not normal. For example it is OK IMHO to point a gun that has been checked and rechecked by all parties involved at a person with a camera to get a movie/still for some purpose.

Doing this in public, with a child who does not know the rules well enough, on a live range, and for no good reason (there is nothing to see up there.... you can see if she is holding it right from the side) is just stupidity cubed. And you can bet if you said something, the guy would be like "what you talking about, go away" or worse.

[NRA]

"For example it is OK IMHO to point a gun that has been checked and rechecked by all parties involved at a person with a camera to get a movie/still for some purpose"

Dont tell that to Bruce Lee

[SingleStack]

saddly no . It was at the Deer creek shooting center just outside of missoula MT. part of western mt fish and game association. I have seen instructors use real handguns in tactical training , as in weapon retention techniques. But have never seen this before.

[jeremiah]

I see that your location is Montana; otherwise I would have bet money you were describing an event at the Cheatham WMA range in Middle TN. I saw a fella bring household appliances; including a vacuum cleaner for targets. Another time a guy told his little boy to collect brass on the range; while people were shooting.

[Mike.357]

was the guys name Buford?

[Dolomite_supafly]

was the guys name Buford?

I was thinking the same thing.

How funny it would be to have a bag to pop at that particular moment?

Dolomite

From this website:

http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=81550

Not sure who owns the picture

[TGO David]

I took a trip to the range today. Did a little bullseye practice at 25 yards with a Ruger MKIII. When this family came over and set up at a few benchs down. A father, mom and a couple kids. After the kids did some shooting with rimfires. The father takes out a S&W automatic and has his daughter aim it downrange. He then explains how to line up the sights , then stands in front of her and has her aim directly at his face. while he looks to see how she is using the sights. Im staring in disbelief. Then father takes the pistol and aims in his daughters face, while explaining how to use sights. Now this is well beyond what is exceptable at this range , but is this ever done to teach new shooters? It seems like common sense screams NO. I maybe wrong but it is defanitly not allowed here at this range. Most of the time there is no range staff present, and no one was there today. So i guess my question is, is this ever done by firearms trainers ? I got the heck away from these people.

Reminds me of this...

[RED333]

DUMB ASS, is all I can say!

[Murgatroy]

Dont tell that to Bruce Lee

Jason Lee, and it was a blank loaded gun with a squib in the barrel from a previous scene.

[BryanP]

Jason Lee, and it was a blank loaded gun with a squib in the barrel from a previous scene.

Brandon Lee, actually.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Lee

[TrickyNicky]

Jason Lee, and it was a blank loaded gun with a squib in the barrel from a previous scene.

Could have sworn it was Brandon Lee? I though Jason played Bruce in a movie... Or not?

Looks like Bryan beat me to it...

Edited October 22, 2012 by TrickyNicky

[mikegideon]

Reminds me of this...

http://www.tngunowne..._80#entry597056

The missing pinkie thread! One of my all time favorites

[Sam1]

Another time a guy told his little boy to collect brass on the range; while people were shooting.

That guy needed a tongue punch with a buttstock

[Jonnin]

"For example it is OK IMHO to point a gun that has been checked and rechecked by all parties involved at a person with a camera to get a movie/still for some purpose"

Dont tell that to Bruce Lee

Apart from living in a padded room, there is no way to prevent 100% of freak accidents. I am going to go way, way out on a limb here and call a squib + a blank a freak accident on par with the occasional accidental hangings on movie sets from all the ropes etc.