9.9 Pucker Factor.....just throw safety to the wind

[Glock Shooter]

So I'm at Front Range Gun Club today as I had to try my new SKS-M, thank you KevDen its freaking awesome, I'll post photos in the 7.62 section later. had a great hour there. Put 50 rounds through her flawlessly. Had 6 rounds left in the magazine, put the safety on, and laid the rifle down on the platform. I turn and look to my right, there's a 70ish year old woman, what looks to be her son, and her grandson 2 lanes away from me. She has a little Beretta in a box and the son has a shooting bag. Grandma steps into the lane, I can see her through the glass, she takes the Beretta out of the box, points it at her stomach, and INSERTS A LOADED MAGAZINE!!! I'm about to leap over but her son realizes what she's doing and turns the gun around downrange. She now has a loaded Beretta without a round in the chamber, I'm nervous but at least it's pointed downrange. The son then turns his back on his mother to attend to his son in the lane to her right. Grandma now is going to attempt to pull the slide back to chamber a round but her shooting hand is so weak it start to point nearly upward then, my heart skipped, it looked like she almost covered her own head. I had to step in. I patted her on the shoulder and her son at the same time. I said I am very uncomfortable, you mother nearly covered her head and she needs assistance. He thanked me, I packed everything up and was out of there in 15 seconds. I let the manager know and my buddy and I left safe and sound.

[JohnTRourke]

errrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh

good for you BTW, more people need to step in.
safety is everyone's concern

[TDYRanger]

that's why god made the S&W agent so mom's and grandmas to shoot themselves in the face while trying to rack the gun. A friend of mine a few years ago asked me to teach his mom how to run a Walther P-22 and that was too much for her and that sucker is the softest thing I can think of in an automatic. Had my buddy get her a tazer. Good for you not letting her become a headline (no pun intended)

[Flatline]

Wow, I haven't had to deal with that since I would visit my dad when he was stationed in San Diego. The moment guns get turned sideways is the moment I walk out the door.

[Monky]

I wonder if she was related to the 80 yr old man who was swinging around the range w/ a loaded luger... Freaked the hell out of me..

[flan7211]

Good for you dude. The only good nazi is a range nazi. Few years ago at rampart range a drunk mother effer was drinking a beer and slammed a locked and loaded garand on a table towards about 6 of us. We all left in unison. We as CO-ar members need to be on the fore front of gun safety lest the morons ruin the sport and our rights.

[Jer]

This is the main reason we let our annual membership to the local range lapse this time 'round. We LOVE the range and if you haven't been to the indoor range in Loveland it's an AMAZING facility. I just don't feel safe there and that's not a knock on their range specifically but ALL indoor ranges. I'm VERY particular on who I go out to shoot with because I'm a bit of a safety nazi and it came to my realization that when I go to the indoor range I'm basically shooting with dozens of strangers in a closed room who I know nothing about. On several occasions I've been made to feel in safe by blatant safety infractions and it's just not worth risking my life. I know incidents are rare but I'm still not gambling my life on it. If you see another human struck but an ND it tends to change your outlook on firearm safety.

[Opie]

Some things you can protect yourself from but, honestly the drive to and from the range is probably the most dangerous part of the adventure.

people do stupid stuff everyday I won't let it ruin my day at the range, nor will I allow it to keep me from going there.

Just my .02

[sneakerd]

Agree. Front Range is my favorite indoor range, just wish I lived closer!

[Jer]

Some things you can protect yourself from but, honestly the drive to and from the range is probably the most dangerous part of the adventure.

people do stupid stuff everyday I won't let it ruin my day at the range, nor will I allow it to keep me from going there.

Just my .02

Just like driving is probably more dangerous than skydiving or swimming in the ocean but you can't argue the simple fact that sitting on the couch is safer than either of those activities.