Image below from Jerry Webb - Image Title: Position SUL Uploaded: undefined
Image Info: A compressed "ready" carry position used by SWAT or military personnel in tight quarters.




The various trainers who have worked with us at the indoor range have installed this carry position as the default safe position everyone goes to when moving during a drill with rounds chambered. I see it as a violation of the rule that says, "Always keep your muzzle pointed in the safest direction!"

For a group of people at an indoor range having a concrete floor, "down" is not a safe direction to point a loaded pistol. Outside on dirt? Sure. On gravel? Maybe, but not likely. According to Jerry's captioning, Position SUL originated as a way to hold a loaded pistol while a group is moving during close quarter battle conditions to keep from pointing guns at each other. I see that as coming from a judgement call based on a current LEO or military situation, I don't see it as a safe position for shooters training or practicing over a concrete floor.

The Internet says:

"Position SUL was originally developed in Brazil by Alan Brosnan and Max Joseph of TFTT and TEES specifically for close-quarters high-threat environments for maximum retention of the gun without being in a threatening posture while around people and potentially for extended periods of time.
Position SUL | Personal Defense Network"

This agrees with Jerry's comments.

Am I wrong? Is it silly for me to get nervous in the middle of a group of part-timers doing this over a concrete floor?