Beau is 4 years old. He lives in Adams county. Or he did, till Friday. He will be 4, forever, because some responsible adult, was irresponsible, an did not properly lock away his guns and ammo.
ONE
This is what I want everyone to do, right now. Clear your loaded guns, hidden under a curtain, under a blanket, under a mattress, in a closet, hidden in your home, apartment, business, wherever, and LOCK THAT GUN (s) (now unloaded) UP!
I am sick and tired of reading about young adults killing friends, toddlers dying, and on and on. It has to stop!
That is number one. Lock up your guns! Switzerland is smart enough to figure that out, when will we learn?
You need a gun safe, appropriate to lock up your guns. Have a concealed carry handgun, you want ready quickly while you sleep? You may leave that magazine loaded, according to your guns owners manual, holstered, in a safe, that holds that gun, at your bed side. Your collection of guns, needs to all be unloaded, and all the ammo, locked up in another safe. There is no excuse for a personal collection of anything, that can get out of hand, and kill people.
TWO
Get out your guns owners manual, and read it. Not just the part where it tells how to shoot it, read all the safety warnings. All of them.
Does your gun manual tell you to keep a round in the chamber? Does your owners manual, say exactly the opposite? Yes it more than likely does. All owners manuals I have read, say to keep the chamber unloaded, until you are ready to fire.
I can hear it now, all the other instructors jumping on my back, telling me how dangerous that is, having a gun, that is not instantly ready to shoot. For those people, I would say, BS. Having a round in the chamber, in most guns, for most people, is not safe, according to most all gun manufactures, including for concealed carry.
An exception would be military, or law enforcement personnel, that are fully trained to carry with ammo in the chamber. Many gun owners manuals give this clearance for Military and LE. That is still dangerous, as dozens of LE's ND a round into them, presenting their firearm all across this country, every year. This week, a police officer tried to shoot a pit bull named Precious, and put the round in his knee. At last report, Precious is doing fine, and the officer is hospitalized. Turns out Precious is not mean, just a barker, like all dogs are.
You have an 8 hour class from the State Patrol CHP trainer? Is that all the training you have? Is your training on another firearm, or maybe 30 years ago? If you are not fully trained, with thousands of rounds fired, you have no business chambering a round 24/7, for some unseen green zombie. Your greatest threat to your families safety, is more than likely, YOU!
Want to feel safe, and that is why you carry one in the chamber? Purchase your gas at stations at 2PM, not 2am. If you hang out in places, where you need a round chambered, 2 pound trigger pulls, and the like, you need to upgrade your environment, not your readiness level.
THREE.
Read one and two, again, and again, till it effects your daily routine, and all four year olds, are allowed to become five year olds.
