As an NRA certified Firearms Instructor (Home firearms safety, Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun Disciplines) and having instructed a lot of courses, I can see the event rather clearly.......Assuming that there wasn't an actual 'problem' with the firearm.....then I don't see a problem with how it 'went down'....nice job Martin. Whenever we had a class, we made certain that while yes it was a 'learning experience'...it was also expected that there were certain things that were absolutely not to going to be tolerated. Looking back it seems that we too had a type of 'star' system....nothing in clear print but all the instructors were very aware of it.

We used all situations as instruction......some of them were 'unforgivable' in that the person who committed them were off the range instantly. Turning around with a firearm for example......let me tell you something.....you will be amazed at how fast you really can move......(it had also happened after a misfire!) IIRC he was saying something about, "Hey guys...this just went 'click'," while he spun around......

Anyway.....I think it was handled very well......