THE "WTF were they thinking" thread!

[izzy]

I'll just leave this here.

Never knew how to load and unload clips like that.

[SuperiorDG]

Never knew how to load and unload clips like that.

Yea, it doesn't give me much confidence in what it takes to be an NRA instructor.

[Richard K]

Obvious case of more money than brains!

[Duman]

Just saw the movie 'Killing Them Softly". One of the characters shows up to rob a place with a shotgun exactly like that, the barrel was shorter than the shell.

[Circuits]

Zero firearms knowledge required. Being 100% serious. The course is essentially "how to instruct" after which, they get certified immediately after taking any regular course. E.g. take basic rifle? Now certified rifle instructor even if never shot a firearm prior to attending class.

Not when I got certified - had to take a specific instructor course for each discipline - e.g. "Basic Pistol Instructor" is a roughly week-long course, it's not an "instructor course" followed by simply taking "basic pistol". Want to add basic rifle? Another "Basic Rifle Instructor" course must be taken. All instructor certifications include live fire requirements and supervising others during live firing.

At least when I did my cert back in 2005 - maybe they've gotten slack since then.

[Bailey Guns]

^^ That was my experience, too, a few years before you. Not saying it's the most stringent training by any stretch as evidenced by the video...but there is (or was) a firing qualification requirement. I had been a police firearms instructor for over 10 years (also an NRA certification) and was still required to get the "civilian" certification. Waste of time but there was no way around it.

[Circuits]

I did mine back in... 2010 perhaps. Maybe 2009. It was just a singular instructor course (unrelated to firearms for the most part), coupled with a basic pistol and one instance of supervising others during live firing, which really amounts to "stand near somebody" as far as most of those in attendance are concerned. There were some people in the instructor course with pretty much nill firearms experience, all got their certification. After that, taking any regular NRA course granted you the instructor label for the dicipline.

OK, they definitely dumbed down the curriculum, then. My condolences.

[Monky]

One of you must know this retard.. or possibly be.

No awareness of his surroundings. Open concealed carry?

Fairly certain I could have had his gun and him be dead should I be so inclined..


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[Duman]

One of you must know this retard.. or possibly be.

No awareness of his surroundings. Open concealed carry?

Fairly certain I could have had his gun and him be dead should I be so inclined..


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Ummm... even if his suspenders held up higher, covering the gun, he's still open carrying extra mags....

[ray1970]

Ummm... even if his suspenders held up higher, covering the gun, he's still open carrying extra mags....

Are you saying there's a law/ordnance or whatever about open carrying magazines?