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What I have experienced at shooting matches
gsd:
No. I would never point a firearm at anything I did not intend to destroy.
And your intimation that I would is offensive.
abbafandr:
--- Quote from: wallace11bravo on October 13, 2013, 03:16:17 PM ---Also, if I seem to be very slow and deliberate on reholstering at the SC match, now you know why :)
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The good thing is your reholstering and magazine changes aren't on the clock. :laugh: Just shoot the steel real fast :D
JTH:
--- Quote from: gsd on October 13, 2013, 07:13:46 PM ---No. I would never point a firearm at anything I did not intend to destroy.
And your intimation that I would is offensive.
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Not sure who that is directed to, since a number of people have posted in this thread. If it was me, though....
....my use of the word "you" was generic, and not particularly pointed at anyone. I do note, however, that since you were the person who said:
--- Quote from: gsd ---Not trying to start an argument here, but you watched him unload the firearm and verify clear, and then called him on muzzle sweeping his arm with an empty firearm you watched him unload?
I understand the concept of treat every firearm as loaded and practice it as well, but why would you do that?"
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...my simple reply is: Because he swept himself. And again, as I said, we aren't going to wait until someone shoots himself before we stop him for unsafe handgun handling.
Considering you said the above, the assumption that you don't think it was a big deal seems pretty straightforward, whereupon the assumption that you WOULD (under those circumstances) point a firearm at something you weren't willing to destroy seems also pretty straightforward.
Or did you mean "why did you do that, even though I understand it was a safety issue?" Because that certainly isn't the way it came across.
It came across as a "why did you do that, the GUN was UNLOADED, so it wasn't a big deal" ---- which is precisely what this thread is about. If you meant something else, please clarify.
gsd:
It was not meant for you jth. I asked for clarification in my original post and received it from Julie. If I asked in a manner that came across differently oh well.
I take offense to Flys post.
OnTheFly:
--- Quote from: gsd on October 13, 2013, 07:13:46 PM ---No. I would never point a firearm at anything I did not intend to destroy.
And your intimation that I would is offensive.
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gsd...I'm sorry that you take offense to my question, but you need to help me understand why someone shouldn't be corrected for breaking THE foundation of gun safety. Are the rules...
* Treat every firearm as if it is loaded, unless you are sure it isn't.
* Don't point a firearm at anything you don't intend to destroy, unless it isn't loaded.
* Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot, unless the gun isn't loaded.So help me understand your question...
--- Quote from: gsd on October 13, 2013, 10:37:00 AM ---I understand the concept of treat every firearm as loaded and practice it as well, but why would you do that?
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As an RO, why wouldn't I correct the shooter on their unsafe acts? Or are you saying their actions were safe?
Fly
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