John Hodges of Active Self Protection:
Next gun community term I would love to see die and be buried: “stay in your lane.” Condescending and unhelpful, almost always meant derogatorily. Needs definition every time, except to other high speed operators.
I get the heart of it. But it’s used to belittle, and that makes it unprofessional IMO.
A better rule…
I see two basic versions of the “stay in your lane” thing. One is about being a responsible instructor and not making stuff up about things you don’t know about, which is the useful one Brannon LeBouef of NOLATAC Training & Consulting talks about here. It allows room for growth, like when he talks about broadening your lane.
The other version is when it’s used to shut people down, like a slightly more “tactical” version of “shut up, dweeb, I don’t have to listen to you”. More common, less useful.
h/t Kathy Jackson of Cornered Cat