I'm an RSO for a local range. Today, a new member came in with a rifle someone gave him. He said he had it home for years and decided today to bring it it for someone to look at.
It had a round in the chamber, four in the magazine, safety off. I immediately unchambered the round and unloaded the mag. Here was a lazy rifle. It sat in a box in this guys room, never got up and shot anyone, didn't make a lot of noise to scare people, and never left the box on its own. Yup, lazy rifle indeed.
Ultimately made it safe and instructed the guy as to how to handle it.
It had a round in the chamber, four in the magazine, safety off. I immediately unchambered the round and unloaded the mag. Here was a lazy rifle. It sat in a box in this guys room, never got up and shot anyone, didn't make a lot of noise to scare people, and never left the box on its own. Yup, lazy rifle indeed.
Ultimately made it safe and instructed the guy as to how to handle it.