That is really not true. It actually takes a series of slip-ups all in all in a row. You would have to be really intoxicated or very unlucky to do that.
I'm going to elaborate on anon here and explain my personal experience. What he's referring to is the four basic laws of gun safety:
1. Treat every gun as if it is loaded 2. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire 3. Never point the barrel at anything you don't intend to destroy 4. Always be aware of your target and what lies beyond it
If one of the four (or realistically three, rule four only applies to intentional discharges, and accidents are negligent discharges) rules is broken or, you still have two other rules you have to break before an accident can happen. It's often described as layers of swiss cheese, where breaking a rule is like having the hole of the swiss cheese in front of the barrel, and you need all three layers of cheese to have a hole in front of the gun before a bullet can come out.
Now, you can also reduce the chances of a negligent discharge by actually handling your gun, which is something that people, particularly spooked anti-gun left-wingers who got a gun "just to be safe", don't really do. I made a point of this when I got my first firearm to practice loading, unloading, and cycling cartridges with things known as snap caps. They're little plastic or metal recreations of cartridges that obviously have no powder or bullet at the end.
When I pick up a gun that I do not intend to immediately use, my first action is to unload the mag and verify that the chamber is completely empty. I live alone, so once I've done that, I allow myself a little more leeway in handling the gun, while still not doing dumb shit like pointing it at my dog or pretending it's an evoker from Persona 3. Again, habit building, and that's the exact kind of habit you DON'T want to build. Once I've done that, then I start playing with the snap caps to practice handling the gun.
Finally, the instant alcohol passes my lips, I don't touch my guns anymore for the night.
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Guns, used properly, are safe.
All it takes is one slipup.
That is really not true. It actually takes a series of slip-ups all in all in a row. You would have to be really intoxicated or very unlucky to do that.
I'm going to elaborate on anon here and explain my personal experience. What he's referring to is the four basic laws of gun safety:
1. Treat every gun as if it is loaded
2. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire
3. Never point the barrel at anything you don't intend to destroy
4. Always be aware of your target and what lies beyond it
If one of the four (or realistically three, rule four only applies to intentional discharges, and accidents are negligent discharges) rules is broken or, you still have two other rules you have to break before an accident can happen. It's often described as layers of swiss cheese, where breaking a rule is like having the hole of the swiss cheese in front of the barrel, and you need all three layers of cheese to have a hole in front of the gun before a bullet can come out.
Now, you can also reduce the chances of a negligent discharge by actually handling your gun, which is something that people, particularly spooked anti-gun left-wingers who got a gun "just to be safe", don't really do. I made a point of this when I got my first firearm to practice loading, unloading, and cycling cartridges with things known as snap caps. They're little plastic or metal recreations of cartridges that obviously have no powder or bullet at the end.
When I pick up a gun that I do not intend to immediately use, my first action is to unload the mag and verify that the chamber is completely empty. I live alone, so once I've done that, I allow myself a little more leeway in handling the gun, while still not doing dumb shit like pointing it at my dog or pretending it's an evoker from Persona 3. Again, habit building, and that's the exact kind of habit you DON'T want to build. Once I've done that, then I start playing with the snap caps to practice handling the gun.
Finally, the instant alcohol passes my lips, I don't touch my guns anymore for the night.
So yes, guns, when used properly, are safe.
I don't have one 😂
Get one.. Criminals get them illegally. The world is getting crazy..
@JamieLoves You just basically encouraged her to commit suicide. :(
Bullshit.. Fuck you liberal scum
@JamieLoves It sounds like you want to shoot me :(
Why are Trump people so angry all the time? I hope you don't have a teen stepdaughter.
nope