Gun Safety Classes: Don't Take One From This Guy

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The discussion highlights the importance of gun safety, emphasizing the principle that one should always assume a gun is loaded. Participants criticize a video featuring an individual dry firing a gun in a room full of children, labeling the person as irresponsible. They reflect on their own experiences with gun safety education, noting that effective instruction includes understanding different types of guns, proper handling, and the critical nature of safety protocols. The consensus underlines the necessity of strict adherence to safety rules, particularly in environments with children present.
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Don't take one from this guy. This link has been around for a while, but this may be a good time for a refresher view.

 
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Yes kids, listen to the expert! The first rule is that one always assumes that a gun is loaded, but he was dry firing the gun in a room full of kids. That guy is an idiot.
 
Oh no these threads just won't go away :-p

My guns safety classes in junior high were basically just learning how to distinguish between different types of guns eg actions, how to load and unload them, make them safe, and finally how to shoot them. My instructors were great, unlike the one in the clip. One on one instruction, you do something stupid and you're done no second chances.
 
Ivan Seeking said:
The first rule is that one always assumes that a gun is loaded, but he was dry firing the gun in a room full of kids. That guy is an idiot.

Haha no kidding. That is probably the first thing I ever learned about guns when I was only like 5 or so.
 
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