In this world of reviews and all, there is something that I do not see brought up much in the industry today. We all know how important situational awareness is and we can discover things by using the same awareness in the released videos of training negligence. Some manufacturers, marketing majors, instructors and media have been impetuous in releasing owner manuals, advertising, training modules and reports in the shooting industry. For instance, in 2018 a very popular self made cable television program highlighting a very well known instructor at a very high profile corporate backed range in Texas released the video segment showing careless gun handling in sweeping himself and the students and the cameraman with a real gun. I tried to reach the sponsor on this matter and they ignored me. Casual gun handling is not okay in any venue let alone a promotional video. Some trainers use plastic models of guns and I believe it can promote carelessness just like “don’t worry it isn’t loaded” so it must be okay to break rule #2.Hell, I try not even point my finger at anyone unless I want to intimidate them let alone with a gun, gun frame, or plastic gun prop. But that’s me. I have seen owner manuals that have the right words in them but the drawings or photos lead to the approval of careless gun handling. A few years back the front page of a local newspaper showed the mayor showcasing a recovered machine gun and had it clearly pointing at some ones head. Magazines have had many print ads breaking some gun handling rules as well. Rule #3 gets violated in many videos and on a professional level as well. We all know news reporters can not even get the words right in giving us a story. Today I watched released footage of the Shot Show linked elsewhere in this forum that shows merchants showcasing their product and they clearly need some professional instruction. So how do we get responsible news stories, advertising, promotional videos? We have come a long way but we have miles to go before we sleep. I try to reach out and correct this misuse when I see it. Did you mean magazines?
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