Comments on: Guns Kill

By: ToddG

ToddG — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:11:03 +0000

“Lincoln was killed with a firearm while watching a play.”

What do I win?

By: David

David — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:55:38 +0000

“play” does not necessitate carelessness.

By: Creedtrainer

Creedtrainer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:27:22 +0000

I was wondering if any of you out there would ever you use play in same sentance with firearms. if you can please come up with some.

By: JackOSU

JackOSU — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:41:07 +0000

Todd,

This is very true. I was at the range this past Saturday and was next to a gentlemen and his son who was about 7-8 years old. The RSO came over to tell the father that he would have to bring his target down if they were going to be shooting the target that close so they wouldn’t be shooting over the backstop with the .22 rifle they had. The young boy has the rifle in his hands and turns to hear what is going on and muzzles me about 5 feet away COM. I jumped out of the way and had the hair standing up on my neck for a second there. I truly hate being muzzled and the odd thing was the father had his Sig with the slide back sitting on the ledge aimed right down the firing line as well. It’s truly amazing how ignorant some can be to safety at times.

By: Dandapani

Dandapani — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:37:23 +0000

The four rules:

1) All guns are always loaded.

2) Never let the muzzle cover anything which you are not willing to destroy.

3) Keep your finger OFF the trigger until your sights are on the target.

4) Always be sure of your target.

By: Ruminator

Ruminator — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:24 +0000

Thanks for the reminder. I see poor muzzle discipline all the time.

By: Wayne Dobbs

Wayne Dobbs — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:21:13 +0000

Amen to your post, Todd! I routinely see people violating firearms safety rules (and they are RULES, not guidelines!) all over the place with guns. Like I teach and believe on this: those rules should be part of your most strongly held moral beliefs, ethics and code of honor at all times, not just something you give lip service to.

Once you’ve seen somebody shot, whether intentionally or unintentionally, those rules start becoming something you really understand.

By: P30man

P30man — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:57:36 +0000

Its the NRA range; its a holy shrine; nothing can happen to us. (Almost joined you on Sunday but couldnt fit in schedule.)

But on a more serious note. Many ranges do a poor job of providing a “safe area” with a safe direction that is not up at the firing line. At many outdoor ranges in particular I have seen a lack of proscribed “safe areas” with safe directions. On getting the gun out of the case safely and into the holster this can sometimes create difficulties.

Indoors I try to unbox in the lane on the table but this is not always possible if there are no lane tables.

By: ToddG

ToddG — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:41:19 +0000

Nothing dramatic happened. This is just something I’ve been meaning to write for a while. Most of my shooting is done during open hours at a public range (NRA Headquarters in Fairfax, VA). There’s a staff of trained ROs who do a pretty good job of maintaining safety, especially compared to other commercial ranges I’ve been to. But without fail, I see people pointing guns at themselves, their shooting buddies, or the rest of us all the time. And the reason is that they don’t treat guns as deadly weapons, they treat them like tools or toys.

By: gtmtnbiker98

gtmtnbiker98 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:54:39 +0000

Yeah, what happened? Nothing you post is without reason. Enquiring minds want to know.