Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > Anyone who is properly trained on handling firearms would know to > check and empty the chamber even if the magazine was removed. This was > 100% preventable through education. You could argue the father was at > fault because he didn’t secure the pistol, but that argument didn’t > fly with the prosecutor because he had made a good faith effort to > secure the pistol by locking his bedroom.
Even at a higher level -- you always handle a firearm as if it is loaded. Even if you have unloaded it and cleared it, you would NEVER point it at someone, much less pull the trigger. Allan _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
