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Well the fact is they do hold guns so thier views on guns safety count to all of us.- BevrFevr
Count? no. Require Correction? yes... People who believe such are a danger to themselves and those around them... their views don't count for anything except another statistic one day if someone doesn't teach them proper safety... It all about four basic rules my father taught me. I believe the NRA advises some similiar set of rules but it has been awhile since I've read them.
Keep it down range WHEN DRAWN
Keep you finger out of the trigger area until ready to fire
Don't point at anything you DON'T intend to shoot
Know target and beyond
Not a single accident yet in eleven years by following these rules.
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Thinking that a safety will give you a false sense of security is silly. Do you check the bore for obstructions every single time you draw your weapon(how about under pressure)? If you don't you have a false sense of security. Do you weigh each and every bullet to make sure there is not a double charge? There is your false sense of security again.
Your safety could fail... but so could your sear...even in your holster. Even with your trigger finger shoved safely up your...
nose.
-BevrFevr
Do I check my weapon before each use? Yeah, don't you? But ofcourse, mine while at my home, sits in a case by itself... Nothing to damage or obstruct.
Do I examine my ammunition? Ofcourse...I examine every single round of ammunition once a month and/or just before a range visit to ensure the ammuntion is not apparently defective. I don't weight it but then again, if the gun goes completely BOOM because of a bad round (chances are more likely I'll die in a plane accident), oh well, not something I'm responsible for. But to be responsible for someone else's death because "I think it was...." No. Not on my watch. I take responsibility for as much danger as I can and minimize it by not buying from questionable ammo sources and reading up every time I go buy ammo to see if there have been recent problems with a lot # or manufacturer.
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re: Mariner's logic
Nope. I engage it...I just don't rely on for an excuse for
bein' stupid with a gun...
- 1911Tuner
Stupidity is ever drawing loaded weapon without the intent to shoot or in some manner as to bring anything outside fo the intended target undue danger... Drawing in a SD situation without being fully committed to pulling the trigger only causes more problems than it solves.
THere is no such thing as quarter to a criminals. If he sees me draw a weapon a sight in and decides to drop his own weapon, fine then. I'm not going to shoot him. But if the three little dots line up and the person(s) are still acting in a threatening manner, the decision on whether to shoot or not is already done with... I'll deal with whatever the messed up justice system will throw at me after I'm sure I did my best to ensure the innocent people around me live to see another day.
