Dudleydoright
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Mmmmmm
Apologies if I appear to be preaching. You would seem to be as well qualified as I in firearms handling.
Although FYI a British soldier was killed in Afghanistan by his mate who was handling a weapon he was unfamiliar with in the belief that it was unloaded / safe and blew his mates head off. Who was to blame ? The guy who left the weapon lying around loaded or the guy playing with it ? They were both in the Army and so, by your definition, not in need of being lectured in how to handle a rifle responsibly. I saw plenty of poor weapons handling.
A photo like that sends out a bad message. It's true it's fairly obvious to anyone who is a regular gun handler that that one must have been empty but to the uninitiated brought up on a diet of Hollywood movies ...................
So, I would beg to agree to differ as far as weapons handling drills go but I do respect your right to your views.
As this is a gear thread and not a debating one, I'll let you reply once more and then leave it go. We can always argue the point elsewhere and not bore everyone else to death !!
Cheers,
Dave
Apologies if I appear to be preaching. You would seem to be as well qualified as I in firearms handling.
Although FYI a British soldier was killed in Afghanistan by his mate who was handling a weapon he was unfamiliar with in the belief that it was unloaded / safe and blew his mates head off. Who was to blame ? The guy who left the weapon lying around loaded or the guy playing with it ? They were both in the Army and so, by your definition, not in need of being lectured in how to handle a rifle responsibly. I saw plenty of poor weapons handling.
A photo like that sends out a bad message. It's true it's fairly obvious to anyone who is a regular gun handler that that one must have been empty but to the uninitiated brought up on a diet of Hollywood movies ...................
So, I would beg to agree to differ as far as weapons handling drills go but I do respect your right to your views.
As this is a gear thread and not a debating one, I'll let you reply once more and then leave it go. We can always argue the point elsewhere and not bore everyone else to death !!
Cheers,
Dave