Several people seem to think that since someone (maybe more than one) else "checked" the gun, the one holding and working the gun does not need to check the gun also.
Let me pose this question. If you are at a gun shop and ask to see any gun behind the counter. The staff member gets the gun, checks the gun for safety, and then hands you the gun. Do you then check to make sure it is unloaded and safe. If you answered no, you should not be around firearms.
If I hand it off to someone else, I check it again when they hand it back to me. Even if I watched them the entire time they handled the gun. I always check a gun someone hands to me,every time, and I am not pointing it at someone and pulling the trigger.
Let me pose this question. If you are at a gun shop and ask to see any gun behind the counter. The staff member gets the gun, checks the gun for safety, and then hands you the gun. Do you then check to make sure it is unloaded and safe. If you answered no, you should not be around firearms.
If I hand it off to someone else, I check it again when they hand it back to me. Even if I watched them the entire time they handled the gun. I always check a gun someone hands to me,every time, and I am not pointing it at someone and pulling the trigger.