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Post by nastynels on May 10, 2022 20:22:30 GMT -8
Many clubs have a requirement of a dedicated Loading Table Officer observing loading procedures and verifying hammers down on empty chambers of shooters' firearms.
None of the clubs in the Las Vegas area have a fixed policy.
The issue was addressed at the TG meeting at EoT in 2019.
8. The issue of enforcing Loading Table Officers was raised. The question was “are they an absolute requirement?” The TG pointed out how the requirement for a specific LTO is applied differently from club to club. Blackjack Zak (“MD at Winter Range) and Lassiter/Deuce (MDs at EOT) all agreed that there must be someone checking at the Loading Table, either a specific person assigned as an LTO……or shooters at the LT check each other. In either case, a person MUST BE checking, as per our rules. A consensus was reached that what really matters is that the firearms are checked, whether by an adjacent shooter or by an LTO.”
In an effort to (1) ensure safety; (2) comply with SASS Rules and (3) avoid the possibility of a shooter’s pistol going click instead of bang and getting a SDQ, we should institute a policy that guns MUST be checked by the shooter before or after a shooter. Failure to have guns checked is a SDQ; failure to follow loading and unloading procedures. This will also help alleviate a SDQ or MDQ if a shooter leaves the loading area with a cocked rifle.
Comments are welcome.
NN
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