Gun etiquette

[au1776]

I love Isaac Neuton.

 

[crankshop1000]

One other point to make is that you could have locked the triggers with either an external or the internal lock if so equipped.

 

[DogRanger]

You did the right thing.........respect and honor.....B had niether....

 

[cambeul41]

In my opinion, "A" needs to apologize for "B's" behavior.

This may be the polite thing to do, but apologizing for others does not in any way excuse the others.

A seemed rather upset with me as did B.

Now this she should apologise for.

 

[32winspl]

Regarding B (the *******), he evidently knew "enough" to know that he could multiply dry fire a DA.

 

[sammoh]

Ok, update and this should be resolved then. Spoke with A a couple of times and thus far, it seems we're back on track as friends. She'll be talking with B about safe gun handling and that we'd have to go to the range so we can educate him about guns. Second chance I guess huh?

Sam

 

[lookn4varmints]

I'd only ever met B once before. I'm sure B has or had a father somewhere but as we're all 30+ yrs old, I'd say its more of an issue with him.

BINGO! Ol' B is insanely and, yes, dangerously jealous of your relationship with A. That's why he totally blew off your simple gun-handling requests. He was looking to drive a wedge between you and her by degrading you, and the gun-handling issues are ALL secondary to the matter at hand. He has severe "insecurity" issues and resents the fact that you and her have gun interests in common. I hate to sound like Dr. Phil-hole, but that's my interpretation of the events.

My money says your trip to the range will NOT go well. He's a nut and NOT likely to abide by your requests/gun lessons there either. She might be able to teach him something at the range, but he'll have NO interest in learning from you; especially, if he feels you caused him to be chastened by her.

Also, I'd like to point out his little episode of PROJECTION. He stated you were rude in your actions while he refused to acknowledge his own rudeness in disregarding your requests. Your friend A is soon to be dating a guy with a severe personality disorder. She should run fast and run far.

I know two things: varmints and people. Sometimes they're synonymous.

 

[.38 Special]

First of all, I would advise you not to even show you guns to people who you don't consider your close friends. That's how houses get robbed.

Speaking from unpleasant personal experience, +1.

As for the folks who are giving the OP a hard time for being concerned about his guns being dry-fired, I think an important point is being missed: the gun was dry-fired while being pointed at the owner. I really don't care how inexperienced a person is -- pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger is a mark of an irredeemable moron.

 

[bluestarlizzard]

first of all, i consider it polite to ASK before i dry fire any gun that doesn't belong to me. even if i know that it won't hurt the gun, i still ask.
second, once is a mistake, twice is a jerk. your house, your guns, your rules.
finally, just 'cause your friend likes the dude, doesn't mean you have to. if she expects and demands you to like him just because she says so, she is being a jerk. as a friend, you have every right in the world to call her on it.

 

[Scorpiusdeus]

In these types of situations, I usually just let it play out and learn my lesson for next time.

There are a LOT of stupid people on this earth, but I don't always feel the need to call them on it.

I understand your frustration, but I think I would have just let him handle the revolver, knowing what was going to happen and then in the future never exposed that moron to guns again. I wouldn't shoot with him, or be around him and firearms at the same time.

You had every right to do as you did, and I have no problem with it, but basically what it amounts to is his frail male ego was bruised in front of his new girlfriend by another male with more standing than him. I'll bet that's the REAL reason he was so upset.

Oh, well, live and learn.