Just wanted to let everyone know that some of the stories will be slowing down for about 5 to 6 weeks as I am headed off to the Academy on the 9th. I might have a few stories but from what I hear the Academy is like Vegas, “What happens at the Academy, Stays at the Academy!”
However, I do have a gripe about what happened today at the range. We are in the classroom (Ha! It is actually a mobile home next to the range as our range is on the prison grounds, just about a mile away from the actual prison.) The ENTIRE morning is spent covering nothing but firearm safety and range safety. Sometime in the morning one of my fellow cadets ask our instructor and range master if he could bring in his personal firearm for the instructor to look at as he was an accomplished gunsmith as well. He was told he could as long as it was unloaded and he didn’t bring any ammo for the weapon.
After lunch we are standing outside and I am talking to the our instructor just shooting the breeze. This cadet walks up to use holding an empty magazine and his Glock 9MM handgun. This isn’t weird since we all heard him ask permission. The thing is this jackass was talking towards with the slide closed and he is covering everyone standing around with the muzzle of this weapon.
I have known this guy for a few days (he is a new cadet) and for all I know that thing is loaded. The instructor and I both catch it at the same time and both of us in unison begin to do the “Hey Jackass, You are pointing a weapon at me dance.” You know what I mean, right? We are bobbin’ and weavin’ like someone is actually shooting at us trying to get out of the way of the barrel. The instructor is yelling at the guy with some choice words and I am yelling at him telling him he has about .2 seconds to uncover me with that weapon or I am going to point one at him that I know is loaded.
I couldn’t believe we just spent the better part of the morning discussing gun safety and this fool is walking around pointing a gun a 12 people at random. It is going to be a LONG 7 days on the range with this guy. Please remember me in your prayers. I am likely to end up with a slug in my ass.
In a case like that, I would say that it is safe to assume the pistol was unloaded. Afterall, the instrctor did advise that he bring his weapon unloaded and without ammo. What are the odds that he would disobey a direct order?!?
LOL I could careless.. that thing is loaded till I see it
Still plenty of other places to point it. Why is it that those type of people that carry weapons like morons are usually never dumb enough to point them at their own heads when walking around. At least then I would understand that it’s not their fault, cuz they are obviously a few bricks shy of a load, but it never seems to happen that way. It’s always my head they point at when walking across the firing line, or when the pistol jams they always want to give me the best view of the barrel for some reason.