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Being Less Than Prudent
SemperFiGuy:
--- Quote ---People do stupid things every single day.
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Which immediately brings up the Darwin Awards: www.darwinawards.com/
Which are a focal point for deep human tragicomedy.
A Case in Point:
3 August 2014, Chicago | NOT a Darwin Award winner: The accidental shooting death of a man who failed to prove that his gun had no bullets, when he pointed the gun at his head and pulled the trigger. Moderators have ruled this recent Illinois shooting death "too common" and lacking the creativity of a true Darwin Award.
Wrong kinda fame.
sfg
farmerbob:
http://concealednation.org/2014/09/if-youre-nervous-about-carrying-with-a-round-in-the-chamber-try-this/
Gary:
ND's happen to trained people, as well as untrained. With just about as much frequency? One police chief, has shot himself twice in his 20 years of police service, on duty.
Just what exactly causes ND's for trained individuals? One of you said, stupidity? Another said, failure to adhere to basic firearms safety rules.
The reasons go beyond what might be expected. Ever shout at your spouse? Ever almost kick your dog? Being tired, stressed, over worked, angry, depressed, anxious, worried, fearful, can bring on lapses in good judgment. Make a person do things they might not do otherwise. These stresses can also cause people to overlook things, not just purposefully violate good judgment.
One of the most respected firearms trainers of all time is Hickok45. He has a huge you tube following. He has a video, showing how to clean a Glock, where he unloads the gun, and leaves the loaded magazine on the cleaning bench. Is that good judgment? Is that correct procedure? Everyone has lapses in judgment, unknowing, or knowing, thinking they are good enough, to let it slide, no harm will come.
What is something you and I can do today, that almost 100% assures, we will never have an ND while carrying a handgun? This may differ, depending on what gun you carry. Some guns, it is easier to ND than others.
It boils down to two simple things:
READ THE HANDGUN OWNERS MANUAL, UNDERSTAND IT, AND FOLLOW THE USE OF THE GUN, TO THE LETTER.
Glock, Beretta, Sig, no matter, read the owners manual, and follow what it says.
Follow handgun safety rules. Basic handgun safety rules are usually taught as 4 rules, or 3 rules by the NRA
If you had to pick one set of rules, for someone with stress, family, responsibilities, deadlines, two or three jobs, and all the contributing factors that lead well trained people to slip and become the statistic of another ND, which one is the safest, and simplest set of rules?
NRA adds these rules, to their basic 3
http://training.nra.org/nra-gun-safety-rules.aspx
Gary:
Do you see a huge difference in the two basic safety rules? (3 vs 4 rules?)
One set is all guns are always loaded (treated as if they are always loaded) while the other says check all guns to make sure they are unloaded, and keep them unloaded until ready to use.
Lets chat about this vast difference in gun safety procedures. On the surface, it may look to be about the same thing, but in practice, is one set of rules, leading to more preventable ND's than the other set?
One set of rules, something goes south, for a myriad of reasons, you get a bang. The other set of rules, something goes south, for any reason, you get a click.
For some reason, a John Wayne movie comes to mind. Not exactly relevant, but hay, any excuse for a John Wayne clip, can't be all bad. In the clip, Wayne says if anything goes wrong, my fault, your fault, someone dies. That is what we are talking about here, actions, that could lead to someone dying.
Mudinyeri:
--- Quote from: Gary on September 18, 2014, 03:13:07 PM ---Ever shout at your spouse? Ever almost kick your dog?
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No and no.
What causes negligent discharges? Negligence - failure to take proper care.
You can blame it on being "tired, stressed, over worked, angry, depressed, anxious, worried, fearful" ... or stupid. Regardless of where someone tries to lay the blame, it ultimately comes down to them taking proper care ... or not.
People fail to take proper care in myriad scenarios and frequently pay the price. If you're not prepared to pay the piper, don't call for the tune.
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