Here in Oklahoma City there is a range called Wilshire Gun. They are a sponser of KTOK talk radio. The stations program manager, and one of its talkshow hoats, Lee Matthews does these videos concerning firearms at Wilshire Gun's range most every week.
I posted on this site previously a "training" video that showed "Gunny", one of the trainers, sweeping his leg while engaging a "bad guy" from a simulated drivers seat in a "car". Then Lee does the same thing as Gunny did covering his legs on the draw. There was some discussion here about it.
So now to last Friday and the latest video. During this one the retail manager Blue Buchanan demostrates a magnet gun holder. At the start he has a Glock in his holster and talks about how he carries a G17. As the demo goes along he picks up a "G17" from the back counter, his holster is EMPTY, by the muzzle and also covers his body in addition to his hand. He holds it up and we can see that a magazine is inserted and the trigger is forward meaning the gun is cocked. He also covered a large area in the store area.
I called and talked to Blue about the video and when he was called on the safety violations his first response was that Gunny and he were sufficiently qualified to act the way they did. When I gave him some of my "qualifications" he then stated that well, actually it was one of their rental guns off the wall and it had been throughly checked to make sure it was unloaded. Ok sure who am I to say he isn't telling the truth; but, even given that, it does not excuse his unsafe handling of a firearm.
Some may say, "What's the beef". The beef is this is a gunstore,firing range, training facillity who job it is to promote among other things the proper and safe handling of firearms. And they are promoted as being the cat's meow on the radio station. Then again maybe I am just getting old.
Video that is referenced:
http://ktok.iheart.com/onair/lee-matthews-44000/sticky-holstersfire-arms-friday-14139429/
I posted on this site previously a "training" video that showed "Gunny", one of the trainers, sweeping his leg while engaging a "bad guy" from a simulated drivers seat in a "car". Then Lee does the same thing as Gunny did covering his legs on the draw. There was some discussion here about it.
So now to last Friday and the latest video. During this one the retail manager Blue Buchanan demostrates a magnet gun holder. At the start he has a Glock in his holster and talks about how he carries a G17. As the demo goes along he picks up a "G17" from the back counter, his holster is EMPTY, by the muzzle and also covers his body in addition to his hand. He holds it up and we can see that a magazine is inserted and the trigger is forward meaning the gun is cocked. He also covered a large area in the store area.
I called and talked to Blue about the video and when he was called on the safety violations his first response was that Gunny and he were sufficiently qualified to act the way they did. When I gave him some of my "qualifications" he then stated that well, actually it was one of their rental guns off the wall and it had been throughly checked to make sure it was unloaded. Ok sure who am I to say he isn't telling the truth; but, even given that, it does not excuse his unsafe handling of a firearm.
Some may say, "What's the beef". The beef is this is a gunstore,firing range, training facillity who job it is to promote among other things the proper and safe handling of firearms. And they are promoted as being the cat's meow on the radio station. Then again maybe I am just getting old.
Video that is referenced:
http://ktok.iheart.com/onair/lee-matthews-44000/sticky-holstersfire-arms-friday-14139429/