(This is my 2,222nd post, hooray)
Rule 1 of gun safety: all guns are always loaded. Oftentimes, people change this to "treat all guns as if they were loaded." In any case, that's the way people like to interpret it. But that is absolutely, positively wrong. All guns are always loaded.
That means always keep your guns are loaded, unless it's absolutely necessary to unload them. There is absolutely no such thing as an unloaded gun. All guns are always loaded. Keep them that way. If you get in the habit of always unloading your guns, you come to subconsciously think of them that way. The one time they're not empty, best case scenario is you crap your pants. Again, there is no such thing as an unloaded gun. By always keeping your firearms loaded, that point is driven home.
You may say that keeping your guns loaded is "dangerous." That's absolutely false. An "empty" gun is considerably more dangerous than a loaded one, as long as it's in mechanically sound condition. You should be genuinely surprised if you pick up one of your guns, clear it, and don't get ammo popping out of it, because all guns are always loaded. They're safer that way.
I've never had a negligent discharge, and I hope I never will. Because unloaded guns do not exist. I know for a fact that all my guns are loaded. Do you?
Rule 1 of gun safety: all guns are always loaded. Oftentimes, people change this to "treat all guns as if they were loaded." In any case, that's the way people like to interpret it. But that is absolutely, positively wrong. All guns are always loaded.
That means always keep your guns are loaded, unless it's absolutely necessary to unload them. There is absolutely no such thing as an unloaded gun. All guns are always loaded. Keep them that way. If you get in the habit of always unloading your guns, you come to subconsciously think of them that way. The one time they're not empty, best case scenario is you crap your pants. Again, there is no such thing as an unloaded gun. By always keeping your firearms loaded, that point is driven home.
You may say that keeping your guns loaded is "dangerous." That's absolutely false. An "empty" gun is considerably more dangerous than a loaded one, as long as it's in mechanically sound condition. You should be genuinely surprised if you pick up one of your guns, clear it, and don't get ammo popping out of it, because all guns are always loaded. They're safer that way.
I've never had a negligent discharge, and I hope I never will. Because unloaded guns do not exist. I know for a fact that all my guns are loaded. Do you?