A number of years ago a semiautomatic handgun got passed around at a party in Wichita. One of the kids ask "Is this thing loaded?" to which the owner answered "No, I took the magazine out". The kid then pointed the pistol at another kid and pulled the trigger. Yep, there was a round in the chamber. I talked to the father of the shot kid (a local doctor who happened to be in the emergency room when his son came in!) and he told me that none of the kids knew anything about semiautomatics. These kids by the way were mostly high achieving high school students. The fact is we have a responsibility to tell our children about firearms whether we think they will own one or not. Rookie police officers in Brooklyn? What makes me think he probably never grew up with firearms? This is probably another case of ignorance bred by lack of true education. Reading, writing, and arithmetic aren't enough.
Always check Your chamber!
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