I was going to work and had left a little early so I had some time to kill. Figured I hadnt been in a gun shop in a few weeks so why not stop in and just poke around. As Im looking in the case there is an employee mounting a scope and trying to get the crosshairs lined up just right.
First, he is swinging the rifle all around the store loking through the scope at various items to see if he finally got the scope mounted straight. He clearly swept a few customers with his muzzle as he was waving it around.
But wait, theres more...he then hands the rifle to a customer that he seems to know and says something along the line of "Hey, (Random male name), see if you think these crosshairs are lined up right". The customer grabs the rifle and looks through the scope a few times and says "Hmmm, I think so".
The customer then says to the employee (I am not making this up)
"Here, Ill aim at you through the scope, and you look down the barrel of the gun at the crosshairs and see if they look straight that way". I seriously thought he was joking until the employee says "OK, good idea" and proceeds to stare right down the barrel of the gun.
Some may look at this as not a big deal because the gun was "unloaded", but what happened to gun safety rule #1; The gun is ALWAYS LOADED?
Or how about the laser rule?
I was honestly stunned by what I had witnessed.
It is a gun shop that gets much praise here on INGO. Also a gun shop I have been to twice, and had 2 bad experiences.
Just wanted to rant a little and see what you guys thought.
First, he is swinging the rifle all around the store loking through the scope at various items to see if he finally got the scope mounted straight. He clearly swept a few customers with his muzzle as he was waving it around.
But wait, theres more...he then hands the rifle to a customer that he seems to know and says something along the line of "Hey, (Random male name), see if you think these crosshairs are lined up right". The customer grabs the rifle and looks through the scope a few times and says "Hmmm, I think so".
The customer then says to the employee (I am not making this up)
"Here, Ill aim at you through the scope, and you look down the barrel of the gun at the crosshairs and see if they look straight that way". I seriously thought he was joking until the employee says "OK, good idea" and proceeds to stare right down the barrel of the gun.
Some may look at this as not a big deal because the gun was "unloaded", but what happened to gun safety rule #1; The gun is ALWAYS LOADED?
Or how about the laser rule?
I was honestly stunned by what I had witnessed.
It is a gun shop that gets much praise here on INGO. Also a gun shop I have been to twice, and had 2 bad experiences.
Just wanted to rant a little and see what you guys thought.