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Ice Pirate brings up a good point. And although I was not there I too have always had concerns about safety and decorum at a club shoot. These shoots are informal, but they must be safe.

There is no other option.

So, here is what I suggest we do.

I suggest that at every club shoot, and or any other shoot we show up at, we designate a range safety officer. That person would be in charge of range safety at all times. Which means, when they are the RSO they are not shooting they are watching. This position can be traded off, but one RSO should be "on duty" at all times.

We select someone to be a designated driver so we get home safely, we should be no less diligent in our approach to range safety. One accident would be one to many, and could result in lots of legal entanglements, not to mention potential injury.

As some of you know, I am an NRA Instructor, and I am now an NRA Training Counselor. The TC part means I can train instructors and range safety officers. As a result here's what I suggest.

I will offer to put on an official NRA Range Safety Officer course this summer. I could put on several. I will offer it to all members here for little cost. The cost will cover materials and such, but I won't make a profit on it. Right now I'm guessing the cost would be about $25 per person, plus your fee to the NRA if you want to get certified by them. (When I took mine I was charged $85.

Hopefully we'll get enough people trained that we can have two or three at every shoot. That way the RSO can trade off and shoot his or her own guns as well.

All I need for an RSO class is students and a classroom. The official course outline shows it takes nine hours. We could get this done in one day, or spread it out over two days.

I'm also open to any other suggestions, but this seems like a good alternative.

Input?





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