Mistakes were made.
This is another reason why having multiple instructors is good - they can check each other’s firearms for ammo.
NRA training does have a very strong NO LIVE AMMO IN THE CLASSROOM rule, and it’s pretty obvious why that is.
Clearly stated by the NRA Training Dept., in NRA instructor guides and student handbooks: NO LIVE AMMO IN THE CLASSROOM - EVER. Numb nuts instructor; his NRA creds are gone forever, and should be.
Florida has been at the sleazy end of the concealed carry industry for too long now. Anyone who thinks a 4-hour NRA “First Steps Pistol Orientation” (note the word “Orientation”, not “class”) and a single .22 Colibri round shot into a sand pile will allow safe concealed carry should have his head examined. The self-created “Uncle Billy’s Shootin’ and Killin’ Concealed Carry” courses are even worse.
There are two great NRA courses - Personal Protection In The Home and Personal Protection Outside The Home - you can’t give ‘em away in Florida. Sleazebag instructors are too busy hawking the “Home Firearm Safety” course. Shame, shame.
It said he was teaching a class. That does not mean it happened in the classroom.
However, I wouldn’t be surprised either way.
I'm guessing the instructor's day job is as a LEO