I agree. The Rem 870 is the standard here for HRC hunting tests . . . and you don’t put that thing down with a shell in it. They’re real bugs about gun safety even though we’re only shooting primers or poppers. Maybe some of it will rub off when everybody heads for the field.
Always keep your muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
That said, a “safe” firearm is one with a mag/tube whatever out, action locked open, safety on, unloaded, preferably with a chamber flag in, firearm grounded with no one touching it.
So, how many safety rules to he have to break to get shot?