Which is, situationally, "cringe-worthy" because I've seen some people who are not practiced in competition use their 'off hand" to direct their pistol into their holster by placing their off-hand over the muzzle ... literally. Rare, but not unknown.
The best you can do, as a "Range Officer" or "Safety Officer" (depending on your competition venue) is to quietly suggest that this is not normally considered a Safe Practice, and offer to work with them in the Safety Area to practice safer gun-handling techniques.
If they are unwilling to learn, they'll eventually perform some other "Unsafe Act" which is not protected by the rule book. But then, you'll have another heart-stopping moment. Cringe!
Getting back to the image, this breaks at lest three competition safety rules in several disciplines. Which suggests that I have no sense of humor.
When it comes to range safety, I have no sense of humor.
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10.5.5 Allowing the muzzle of a handgun to point at any part of the
competitor’s body during a course of fire (i.e. sweeping).
10.5.5.1 Exception – A match disqualification is not applicable for
sweeping of the lower extremities (below the belt) while drawing
or re-holstering of the handgun, provided that the competitor’s
fingers are clearly outside of the trigger guard. This
exception is only for holstered handguns. Sweeping does not
apply to a handgun holstered in compliance with Rules 5.2.1
and 5.2.7
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