Going once, going twice, SOLD to the kaBLAAM!

[DoubleTapDrew]

Is anyone else wondering why a 10 year old kid just happened to have a 10 gauge shogtun shell on him and felt the need to put it in a 10 gauge shotgun on the auction block?
I think there may be more to this story than we know.
As for the rule argument, I always say "treat all guns as if they were loaded" meaning that even if you just checked the chamber and stuck your finger in there, still keep it pointed in a safe direction. To help me, I constantly think to myself "if the trigger was pulled right now and there was one in the pipe where would the bullet go?"

 

[Zen21Tao]

Is anyone else wondering why a 10 year old kid just happened to have a 10 gauge shogtun shell on him and felt the need to put it in a 10 gauge shotgun on the auction block?

I’ve heard rumors of antis that have put live rounds in guns at gun shows trying to generate negligent discharges.

 

[MNgoldenbear]

My basic routine has always been to recheck to see a gun is clear any time the gun has left my immediate control. If I cleared a gun and the put it on the bench, in my bag, in my safe, etc., I still check it again since it has left my hand since I last verified its condition. Only (slight) exception to this is dry fire practice. Then, there is no ammo out, the gun is checked (visual/tactile), and the gun only goes to my holster for a short time. Generally no one else present as well.

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

I’ve heard rumors of antis that have put live rounds in guns at gun shows trying to generate negligent discharges.

If that's the case here they should throw the kid's parents in prison for a long time and send the kid to one of our evil education camps like the eddie eagle program I'd like to think this was an accident but I just can't imagine how it would be.
I made it a habbit to check the chamber every time I pick up a firearm (or am handed one, even if it was just checked). I feel it's a good habbit and shows whoever you are with that you know how to responsibly handle guns. I've yet to see someone offended that I double check the chamber after they've cleared it.

 

[waterhouse]

Yep, it's a matter of semantics, but the fact is that all guns are always loaded. You can't prove it to be false, because it is true.

I beg to differ. All guns are not always loaded. If they were it would be impossible to field strip a Glock. If they were, dry firing would be impossible. If they were, there would be no need to purchase extra magazines (or for that matter, extra ammunition) because the gun would always magically go bang, because it was alway loaded.

It is not a true statement, it is not a fact, and I can prove it to be false. All guns are not always loaded, but all guns should be treated like they are loaded.

If you don't believe it, you may well have an accidental/negligent discharge, because you treated it as if it were loaded, instead of knowing it is loaded.

Please explain.

Nothing is lost if you truly "treat" a firearm as though it is loaded. If a gun IS loaded, you don't pull the trigger until ready to fire, and while knowing your target and what is beyond it. If you treat a gun as though it is loaded, you don't pull the trigger until you are ready to fire, and while knowing your target and what is beyond it.

 

[AndyC]

Oh, for pete's sake :banghead:

 

[velojym]

Naw, Pete saw the thread and snuck out the back door.

I have to keep my guns locked up, or they'll sneak out and roam about, shooting folks at random. Just ask Sarah Brady.


A preacher I used to know had us kids convinced that the devil loads all empty firearms, which is why so many 'empty' guns kill people.
Of course I'm much better now.