GigaBuist
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Okay, this has happened twice now. In Michigan whenever I buy a pistol I have to bring it in for a "safety inspection" which doesn't gurantee my pistol is safe to fire in the least bit.
Since I moved jobs I now to go the Kent County Sheriff's Department in Grand Rapids, MI to do this. Typically I went to the substation in Gaines before that becuase it was closer to work and within my area of residence.
The first time I come in to get something inspected for my own safety and those around me (or whatever their rationale is) I I have a Keltec P3AT in the case with an empty mag in it. Hey that's just how I store it. I dont't think it's unwise at all. I bring it in and let the feller in charge open the case up. he proceeds to inspec the pistol for safety measures (serial number, barrel length, etc) and sets it back in the case.
Please not that he did not clear the weapon. Magazine in the whole time, never cleared the weapon. Hey I'm pretty sure (99.99%) that I cleared that thing before I put it in my trunk but I'm still nervous when the guy doesn't double check things. Partially because I've been in line behind guys that are getting their weapons checked out. Perhaps "bubba" in front of me forgot to unload his new pistol? Heck if I know -- and heck if this guy knows!
Okay, must be a fluke. Nobody that makes a living handling guns for the local police deparment could possibly be this inept. I'm not expecting a marksman out of the guy but I'd assume they know how to check to verify a weapon is unloaded!
Nope. I go back today with a new pistol and it's the same guy. He lifts it out of the case with a thumb and index finger only like it's a dirty condom. He honestly has NO idea how to handle a fiream. Again, didn't clear the weapon (another semi-auto) and made zero requests for me to do it for him or ask me how to do it. This is absurd.
I'm not cop bashing at all here, but this is just plain nutty. It's not freaking safe! He does seem to keep his finger off the trigger, but he's manhandling the gun for a number of minutes without any desire to clear the gun. Just trusts that the general public will do the right thing I guess. His entire lack of proper grip on the arm when he first meets it (ie: the dirty condom grip) scares the crap out of me. If I ever have to bring a $2,000 rig in front of this guy I'd be scared crapless of him dropping it. Heck even the "cheap" stuff I've hade him handle in this mannter would make me angry if he dropped it!
The other local shop? Wonderful. It's a woman in her mid 40's or so that clears every single weapon in a proper manner put in front of her. 1st order of business. I complimented her on this action after seeing the actions of fellow #1 above. Her response was basically that anybody that didn't clear a weapon upon receiving it was freaking nuts. I agree entirely!
To stand there and watch somebody "safety inspect" my pistol with the slide forward, and magazine in, twice just blows my mind.
Since I moved jobs I now to go the Kent County Sheriff's Department in Grand Rapids, MI to do this. Typically I went to the substation in Gaines before that becuase it was closer to work and within my area of residence.
The first time I come in to get something inspected for my own safety and those around me (or whatever their rationale is) I I have a Keltec P3AT in the case with an empty mag in it. Hey that's just how I store it. I dont't think it's unwise at all. I bring it in and let the feller in charge open the case up. he proceeds to inspec the pistol for safety measures (serial number, barrel length, etc) and sets it back in the case.
Please not that he did not clear the weapon. Magazine in the whole time, never cleared the weapon. Hey I'm pretty sure (99.99%) that I cleared that thing before I put it in my trunk but I'm still nervous when the guy doesn't double check things. Partially because I've been in line behind guys that are getting their weapons checked out. Perhaps "bubba" in front of me forgot to unload his new pistol? Heck if I know -- and heck if this guy knows!
Okay, must be a fluke. Nobody that makes a living handling guns for the local police deparment could possibly be this inept. I'm not expecting a marksman out of the guy but I'd assume they know how to check to verify a weapon is unloaded!
Nope. I go back today with a new pistol and it's the same guy. He lifts it out of the case with a thumb and index finger only like it's a dirty condom. He honestly has NO idea how to handle a fiream. Again, didn't clear the weapon (another semi-auto) and made zero requests for me to do it for him or ask me how to do it. This is absurd.
I'm not cop bashing at all here, but this is just plain nutty. It's not freaking safe! He does seem to keep his finger off the trigger, but he's manhandling the gun for a number of minutes without any desire to clear the gun. Just trusts that the general public will do the right thing I guess. His entire lack of proper grip on the arm when he first meets it (ie: the dirty condom grip) scares the crap out of me. If I ever have to bring a $2,000 rig in front of this guy I'd be scared crapless of him dropping it. Heck even the "cheap" stuff I've hade him handle in this mannter would make me angry if he dropped it!
The other local shop? Wonderful. It's a woman in her mid 40's or so that clears every single weapon in a proper manner put in front of her. 1st order of business. I complimented her on this action after seeing the actions of fellow #1 above. Her response was basically that anybody that didn't clear a weapon upon receiving it was freaking nuts. I agree entirely!
To stand there and watch somebody "safety inspect" my pistol with the slide forward, and magazine in, twice just blows my mind.