promilitary

In those instances where you saw it, what did you do or say?

SWMBO

Fortunately you are correct about most gun owners, but a gun safety class done by a good, well informed instructor is a lot of help for many people. Right now many of the new gun owners are reacting to present conditions, they do not have the love of the shooting sports that many long time gun owners have. Any way we can help them stay safe, and enjoy the activity is a step in the right direction.

promilitary

You are right about a gun safety class. When I was in the Army the weapon was the M1,,,,still very
sacred to me. I hunted as a kid, using a 410 shotgun and a 22 rifle. Shot my dad's 10 gauge one time
and it threw me back on my ass. By best friend and I used to say over at each other's houses and go
hunting. We took our guns to school; gave it to the bus driver, got it back when we got to school and
carried it in and gave it to the principal, she placed it in the office and gave it back to us when school let out.
Nobody ran crying and screaming.....kids hardly noticed; they just knew that Howard and I were going
hunting, WITHOUT adult supervision. We had sense enough to know that the guns we used for hunting
were REAL guns......far different from the wooden toy guns we played with.

I have rifles and shotguns and I am very proficient with them.
However, I never used a side arm....handgun.....in the Army; those were reserved for offices.
So I never had any training on handguns. We have handguns placed strategically throughout our
house and we've had many hours of practice firing them. I will be going through a training course
this summer with a qualified instructor with the goal of getting my carry permit. With that done,
my wife will follow suit.

promilitary

BTW, when a teenager or small child is in our house....i.e. neighbors and grandchildren.....before they
arrive all guns are stored, unloaded, out of sight and out of reach as long as they are here.
The first rule I was taught about guns is to ALWAYS ASSUME IT'S LOADED

teabag09

I imagine that happens too often, that's why I mentioned teach safe practices with firearms or anything that's dangerous such as knives or hot pots of water on the stove with the handle h*****g out where a child could grab it for that matter. Mike

SWMBO

Absolutely correct!!!
We have another rule in the country. Always assume the snake is poisonous until you know that it is not. Around here only copperheads and rattlesnakes are poisonous, and the copperheads are aggressive so we always carry an ice pick to chop their heads off, k**l at least a dozen every season, better than being bitten by one or have the snake bite one of the dogs,

SWMBO

I gave the a quiet lecture on gun safety after I took the gun and put it where the child could not get it. We have had to do that a few times over the years. Always turns out the person involved was one of the STONERS that are a plague everywhere.. Most of the people around here are great but there are always a few that I wish could have a frontal lobotomy, because the bottle in front of them is not effective

There is a song called I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy, and it comes to mind right now. I remember it from the Dr. Demento Show which I listened to for years.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

I have encountered my share of people with a gun in their hands who never should have touched a gun.

The worst kind are those who never grew up around guns, who never owned or shot a gun, suddenly feeling like they need one. So they buy one and think they know how to use it, or at least figure out how it works.

For those newbies, here's a newsflash:

When you decide you should have a gun, you have just opened the door to the Library of Questions you will need answers to before you will ever be safe and proficient with a gun. The questions begin before you even shop for a gun.

GmanTerry

When I went to high school we could take gun safety courses. I carried my Marlin 22 rifle to school and back to get my NRA rifle safety certificate on a Rochester, New York bus and no one blinked an eye. In N.Y. it was required to have that certificate to be able to get a hunting license. We also carried out BB guns openly and no one was afraid or threatened. That was before the age of Snowflakes.

Semper Fi