"Now, watch carefully, and every single thing I do.... do the polar opposite."
He was probably too drunk to remember the rule about being drunk and handling guns.
I may have discovered the main flaw in the process.
Rule #1: EVERY firearm is ALWAYS loaded.
1) Don't be drunk.
2) Check that the gun is NOT loaded.
3) Check again.
4) Check one more time.
5) Now DON'T put the gun to your head and pull the trigger! What are you, some kind of dumbass?
I’ve got kids in my house (youngest is 9 now). There is none of this “treat them ‘as if’ they are loaded.” That still leaves room for doubt. I’ve demonstrated to all my kids that all my guns are loaded all the time. They’ve also fired the guns so they know what they can do. They don’t play with them but could use them if necessary.
Can anybody detect an agenda here ?
Michigan man kills himself while demonstrating gun safety
http://rt.com/usa/michigan-man-kills-gun-safety-714/
A Michigan man from Independence Township accidentally killed himself after reportedly firing a gun into his head while attempting to demonstrate how safe the weapon was.
The 36-year-old man’s girlfriend told law enforcement that he’d been drinking throughout the day when the incident occurred Sunday evening. Police told the Oakland Press that when they arrived at the home, the girlfriend was performing CPR on the man. He was declared dead at the scene.
Authorities have declined to release the names of those involved until the family has been notified. The girlfriend had been living with the man at the time with her three children, aged seven, 10, and 12.
According to the Oakland Press, the man was explaining to his girlfriend that his three guns were safe when not loaded. Police said he put two guns to his head and pulled the trigger, but when he did the same with the third gun, it discharged and a bullet went into his head.
“(The situation) is pretty unique, as I have never heard of anyone testing out the safety of a gun by pointing at their head and pulling the trigger,” Undersheriff Michael McCabe told the newspaper.
The man’s death has been ruled a suicide by the Oakland County Medical Examiner.
There have been numerous incidents related to accidental gun discharges over the last few years. Last week, a Florida man accidentally shot himself in the leg after leaving a gun safety class and manipulating his weapon in the parking lot. He was taken to a hospital and treated.
Just two months ago in Michigan, the vice president of the United Automobile Workers union, General Holiefield, mistakenly shot his wife in the stomach while cleaning a loaded gun. Fortunately, she survived the incident, and Holiefield pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges.
In August 2013, meanwhile, the instructor of a gun safety class in Ohio accidentally shot one of his students while he was demonstrating the firearm to the class. He apparently did not realize the gun was loaded, and the boy survived after being struck in his arm.
Most Effective Safety Demonstration Ever!!!
There was nothing "accidental" about it. He put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. How is that an accident?
It wasn't the gun's fault it/he was loaded.
Which was a true statement.
He was 36.
Apparently he was too young to know that some pistols can fire with the magazine removed.
Ouch. Sad to die showing off for someone else.
This is a Russkie news story?!
I’m surprised anyone that stupid lived to be 36.
I'm sure he knew that all guns are always loaded.
That did not help however.
Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to useNRA Gun Safety Rules will keep you safer :
Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction
" Just two months ago in Michigan, the vice president of the United Automobile Workers union, General Holiefield, mistakenly shot his wife in the stomach while cleaning a loaded gun. Fortunately, she survived the incident, and Holiefield pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges. ",/i>
Why no broader coverage, i wonder? Maybe it needs some traction now?
Alcohol appears to have been a factor in the shooting, according to the sheriff’s office. The man’s name wasn’t immediately released.
This accident had little to do with the gun(s) involved.
IMHO, alcohol is, hands down, the worst drug on the face of the earth. It causes more criminal violence, deadly assaults, accidental deaths, disease, and general societal misery than all other drugs combined.
I'm no Prohibitionist, and I'm totally against the phony and Tyrannical War on (some) Drugs; but the best thing for society would be to view alcohol in the clear light of the facts...
Writer. Yer fired. I wish.
Are you sure the first words of the lesson weren’t “hold Ma Beer”?
Why must drunks play with guns?
Nope, no need to read further. 