I would be concerned. Just about every time I've taken a rookie out shooting for the first time, they've pointed a loaded gun at me. They just aren't aware.
We could loose come good people in training exercises.
Ya. That seems to be a very common mistake by a rookie.
As an “instructor” it means that you need to be extra diligent.
They have watched me like a hawk so far at the firing range. Of course, they have nothing to worry about. It does worry me that not every gun owner will be such as conscientious a student as I am.
I hear ya. Quite a while back I was in a field shooting tin cans in the prone position. A couple airmen from the local base asked if they could set up and shoot beside me. I said yes.
Within five minutes while I was getting ready to squeeze one off, one of those clowns walked right in front of my weapon.