I'm troubled by this for a variety of reasons. Not only have I considered my 6920 the AR standard (guess it's going to become a collectible), but I also don't buy their public statement on the matter, claiming they did it because the market no longer supports it economically...
Thanks for the replies everyone. Some good and spirited feedback here. To review, I think we can all agree that a certain degree of carelessness was involved, and yet at the same time this I individual showed true concern and respect for the law, demonstrated by his reporting of the incident...
If we disowned friends and family every time someone was a careless idiot, there wouldn't be too many left at the end of it all. Notice when I started this thread, rather that defending him, I was listing the various lessons learned from this situation.
I do not disagree. There are situations where you couldn't clear the area behind your target, such as your bullet going through a wall and hitting someone on the other side. I spoke in exaggerated terms to create the point. One can only hope that a judge/jury would see the logic in this argument.
Many of the quality private ranges I've frequented have range masters and other qualified personnel with the degree of training needed to help you. Are you a member of a private range already? If so I would start your search there, since some of the most effective training will be hands on as...
Not sure if it passes the smell test for me as a responsible gun owner. Anyone with a lick of sense knows they should clear the area behind their target before firing. If a group of people are obviously standing behind your target, and you shoot anyways, hitting them as well as your target, I...
It is a helpful opinion, however I don't believe that occurred here. It appears that only his permit for handguns was suspended by the judge, and by virtue of the loss of the permit, he was no longer legally permitted to own handguns. I am unclear however how much of this decision involved the...
The way I understand it, you may not legally own a handgun without a permit in New York State. The removal of the permit requires you to surrender those handguns.
It is bad enough I had to inform my branch manager that if the Army put me on orders for Ft. Drum, it would put a significant...
So a close acquaintance of mine, who lives in New York State, just received a letter from a judge stating he had to turn his handguns into the police (permit temporarily suspended)
The backstory was he had secured his firearm in his car prior to going into a local bar (doing the right thing)...
What stood out to me was the significant difference in performance of the 357 between the 2 in and 4 in barrels. That extra 2 inches appears to make all the difference.
The military also has a policy of empty chambers in a combat zone depending on perceived threat levels. When I was in Iraq we carried mags in with an empty chamber. In Afghanistan we were locked and loaded at all times (even when sleeping indoors), unless we were on a major FOB. We certainly...
One thing my platoon was told overseas is that "you have to work twice as hard NOT to pull the trigger when you want to". Trying to control that adrenaline rush can be very challenging, even for those considered experts in such situations.
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