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I have had very similar situations happen to me in the past. I've never laid hands on the other person's gun, but I have visibly backed away, palms out, said something more or less innocuous like "woopsie!", and politely suggested that person keep the muzzle downrange and not back away from the firing line until after putting the gun down. Most of the time, I've found that people, especially novices, appreciate it when a more experienced shooter helps them to correct a safety deficiency, if the experienced shooter accepts apologies gracefully, tries not to humiliate the other person, and is patient with explaining the rules and the possible safety consequences for violating them, intentionally or not. A lot of the time, new shooters are brought to a range by someone who is, themselves, relatively inexperienced, and nobody has ever given them any real guidance. Only one person has ever reacted negatively to me in that regard. Him, I told "I don't give a [bleep] what your reason is. I don't want to get shot, and my desire to not get shot trumps your need to be irresponsible with a gun. Now put the [bleep]ing thing down, muzzle down range, or I'll ask the RO to toss your [bleep] out of here." He didn't like it, but he got the message, and he departed soon afterward anyway. I wouldn't normally respond with that much heat, but his original response to the original request richly deserved it.