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Disqualification

The Match Director, Oficial Referee, Jury or Supervisor upon proper presentation of evidence, may disqualify any competitor or order his expulsion from the range for violation of Rules or for other conduct they consider discreditable or unsafe. In the event of a disagreement between Match Officials, the Official Referee or Jury shall prevail at the match with recourse only to the Protest Committee.
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Safety Violations

Any of the following safety violations may result in disqualification from a match. An accumulation of two such safety violations in any single match requires automatically disqualification from that match and may result in disqualification from the tournament.

  1. pointing an unloaded firearm up range or at another competitor or range personnel
  2. dropping an unloaded firearm
  3. Leaving the firing line with a loaded firearm
  4. picking up a dropped firearm, except under the direction of a tournament official
  5. any accidental discharge. This does not include rounds fired down range over the established time limit, but does include discharges while loading or clearing a firearm
  6. any other action which a tournament official reasonably believes constitutes unsafe or incompetent gun handling, which in any way poses a potential danger to any person or which evidences a reckless or negligent disregard for commonly recognized safety practices
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Disqualification Violations

The commission of a disqualification violation in any match requires automatic disqualification from that match and may result indisqualification from the tournament. Disqualification violations include, but are not nessessarily limited to, the following:

  1. pointing a loaded firearm up range or at a competitor or range personell
  2. Dropping a n loaded firearm
  3. Any shot in the holster, into a barricade, into the ground less than six feet down range from the firing line, into air or which strikes a side wall / beam or ceiling.
  4. The consumption of or being under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs while competing in a match tournament
  5. Any other action which a tournament official reasonably believes constitutes unsafe or incompetent gun handling and which poses a danger to any person or which evidences a reckless disregard for the safety of self or others.