...The 4 rules are a mindset, not an algorithm.
Old #1 isn't a rule at all, it's pure nonsense.
I suppose it only still exists for people who have convinced themselves that safe gun handling is only for loaded guns.
...The 4 rules are a mindset, not an algorithm.
Old #1 isn't a rule at all, it's pure nonsense.
I suppose it only still exists for people who have convinced themselves that safe gun handling is only for loaded guns.
So which is better CC or OC? 9mm or 45acp? Is it alright to wear white after Labor Day? Are aliens real? Which qb is the greatest of the modern era?
I always check to make sure a firearm is unloaded before I hand it to another person. I view this as safety etiquette, and I do this simply because I don't trust them to keep their booger hooks off the bang switch. If people would keep their fingers off the triggers until ready to shoot, there would be no issues with the safe handling of modern firearms.
OC, .45 ACP, not according to Emily Post, no Farve, I always handle every gun safely.
I never point a gun at anything I am not willing to destroy. Why? Because ND's happen.
I din't place my finger on the trigger until i am ready to fire. Why? Because ND's happen.
I make sure I know my target and what is beyond my target. Why? Because ND's happen.
I consider every gun loaded until I personally clear it mechanically, visually and physically. Why? Because ND's happen.
Well, Montana, maybe.
We disagree, see how easy that is?
If folks would follow and promote the Four Rules of Safe Firearms Handling, as opposed to looking for excuses not to, there would be no accidents.
Sure, that's easy, but the more interesting aspect would be why we disagree.
Care to discuss the reasoning?
...I consider every gun loaded until I personally clear it mechanically, visually and physically. Why? Because ND's happen.
Sure, I subscribe to Colonel Cooper's 4 rules of Gun Safety, you do not. It's quite simple and there's a chance we could both be right. I like the 4 rules mindset, it works for me. It works for a lot of people. I say whatever keeps you safe Alan and if it works for you, then kudos, i applaud safety.
Did you subscribe to Coopers one and only rule before it was shown to be inadequate or did you adopt the whole set after it was shored up with 3 more actual rules that can be followed?
So, the whole set. Practicing the latter 3 is indeed safe gun handling, only the first one doesn't belong.
Fair enough, I'd like to shoot at the cville gun club sometime, is there a membership fee?