The way I was taught, there are only negligent discharges--if something gets shot that you didn't want shot (or when you didn't want it shot), it's because you were negligent in following the three cardinal rules of shooting.
The way I was taught, there are only negligent discharges--if something gets shot that you didn't want shot (or when you didn't want it shot), it's because you were negligent in following the three cardinal rules of shooting.
Isn't there four?
1) Always treat every gun as if it were loaded.I've always heard four...
1) Always treat every gun as if it were loaded.
2) Don't put your finger on the trigger until you're ready to fire. (Or, don't put your booger hook on the bang switch 'til it's go-time.)
3) Never point a firearm at something you don't want shot.
What else do you need to keep yourself and everyone/everything around you from acquiring undesired extra holes?
Damn--I knew I was forgetting something. So we have these Three, err, Four Cardinal Rules of Shooting Safety:4) Verify your target and what lies beyond.
Nothing like taking the old insurance policy out for a spin.
I had an AD once. My daughter's almost two years old.
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