Indeed. When he recounted that story for us at the next club board meeting, as you might imagine he had our full attention. When I teach our club range rules orientation, I tell the new members that story.
I like to think that I might have had something to do with him checking the chamber, since I was his instructor in an NRA Basic Pistol class. But nevertheless, I'm just so thankful that he checked the chamber and learned that lesson the easy way.
