Here is the story. During a competition held last Friday, my colleague, the other RO on the stage, DQ`d a competitor.
As I was on the far left side of the range, i could not see what has actually happened.
so , here is the situation as it was described: following the LMR command, the competitor loaded a round into the chamber as required and then holstered the gun without
engaging the guns`s safety. The RO called for a DQ under 10.5.11.1
the competitor, appealed for an arbitration. During the arbitration , the competitor claimed that his hand was still on the gun while he was DQ`d. as per his undersatnding, he did not finish the LMR
stage, therefore the QD was uncalled for.
following some deliberation, the shooter was returned to the competition.
I read the rule book again and again and could not find any relation between the safety violation and the position of the hand.
as i understand, once you holster a loaded gun without engaging the primary safety, you have earned your DQ regardless of your hand being on or of the gun.
please let me know what you think.
Ronnie