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The worst, IMHO, are the couples. There is a woman who obviously knows nothing about guns and then there is a boyfriend/husband who knows everything. Someone, not a range officer, who sees a clear danger has a problem.
If he or she tries to offer a correction, the all-knowing male takes offense and may even think a male observer is trying to "make a pass" (if I may be forgiven for using such an outdated expression) at his companion.
On the other hand, not saying something can lead to at best bad habits in gun handling or, at the worst, a danger to the shooter and others.
Not an easy choice. For myself, I ignore the mistakes and nonsense, but in the absence of a range officer, will speak up when there is real danger involved.
(I did keep quiet when I watched a loud and overbearing man who knew all about guns insert the cartridges in a magazine backwards! The woman tried to tell him he was making a mistake, but of course he didn't listen to her! I didn't stick around for the next lesson.)
Jim
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