The meetings start promptly at 6:30 PM at the Oxbow Activity Center in Seattle. There is usually a business meeting and a speaker.
Points
to remember as a BER&PC member:
You are totally responsible for where your projectile
goes after it leaves the barrel and any damage it does.
Every
person who handles firearms must seek out qualified consultation regarding what
type of personal liability insurance or other insurance they may need to have.
Always
ask for a range safety briefing from the range master if you have not shot at
that gun range or if you have not shot at that gun range recently; rules,
limitations, and procedures are always changing.
Ask for a
written copy of the range rules, limitations, and procedures and read
them. Understand the rules and follow
them.
Be
certain your signed range agreement at that particular range is current.
If
something in your life goes wrong and firearms are involved it could be the
best piece of paper you have signed in a long time.
Do not
instruct on any range unless you have cleared what you are doing with the range
master.
Before
instructing anyone in anything, ask yourself how you would explain your qualifications
to twelve of your peers.
Although
there are exceptions, family members and significant others are best instructed
by a professional third party who is not related to the family. Range masters tell us the most common mistake
is the boy friend teaching a girl friend.
If you
are not intimately familiar with the firearm you are handling SEEK OUT
INSTRUCTION FROM A QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR!
Don't just try and "figure it out" on the range.
ON ANY
INDOOR RANGE, LOOK TO SEE WHERE YOUR PROJECTILE WILL STRIKE AFTER IT GOES
THROUGH THE PAPER TARGET!
Your
bullet should go into the range backstop - not the floor, ceiling, or wall.
If you
observe any action, inaction, attitude, or behavior that you deem unsafe; tell
the range master immediately. Leave the range
if corrective action is not taken immediately and direction isn't followed with
a positive attitude.
Tell a BER&PC
officer about your experience (fun, funny, sad, scary, whatever) so we can pass
the word on.