I should preface this by saying my Dad complains about a boss he had 20 years ago that carried, who would take his (supposedly empty) pistol and show it to his coworkers by waving it around (thus violating gun safety).
Yesterday, I was showing my parents my new XDm, and I handed it to my friend to check how the grip works for him. My Mom went off on him for not safety checking (but he pointed to the flat loaded chamber indicator). So I hand the gun to my Dad next, and he holds it at an awkward angle trying to pull the slide back and look in the chamber. I had to say very sternly to him, "Dad, when safety checking a gun, you're not supposed to have the muzzle pointed at your gut!"
I was talking about it with my Mom today, and she said I have to put this on the internet. So here it is.
Yesterday, I was showing my parents my new XDm, and I handed it to my friend to check how the grip works for him. My Mom went off on him for not safety checking (but he pointed to the flat loaded chamber indicator). So I hand the gun to my Dad next, and he holds it at an awkward angle trying to pull the slide back and look in the chamber. I had to say very sternly to him, "Dad, when safety checking a gun, you're not supposed to have the muzzle pointed at your gut!"
I was talking about it with my Mom today, and she said I have to put this on the internet. So here it is.