Auto safety

[Big D]

For many years i ran my dogs at "Driven Bird Shoots" at a put and take club. The shooters were all given a safety lesson about unloading their gun when walking between stations. Us dog boys did not rotate. Many times I would look up and see a guy walking with his hand wrapped around the action so that it meant I was staring down the barrel of a 12 gauge. My first comment was "Please open the action". Many times the response was "Nah, it's OK, the safety is on". To which my response was liable to be "I didn't ask you about the safety! Open the frigging action". Occasionlly the guy whould go back to the club owner to complain about the big guy with the Lab. Result? That man was not invited back

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

For many years i ran my dogs at "Driven Bird Shoots" at a put and take club. The shooters were all given a safety lesson about unloading their gun when walking between stations. Us dog boys did not rotate. Many times I would look up and see a guy walking with his hand wrapped around the action so that it meant I was staring down the barrel of a 12 gauge. My first comment was "Please open the action". Many times the response was "Nah, it's OK, the safety is on". To which my response was liable to be "I didn't ask you about the safety! Open the frigging action". Occasionlly the guy whould go back to the club owner to complain about the big guy with the Lab. Result? That man was not invited back

We have the same policy at my club during any activity involving a firearm. One strike and you are out.