I like how another poster put it, something that won’t cause grief if you shoot it, or something like that.
The wall or floor or ground is not something you are actually intending to shoot. But you are actively aware that you are pointing it in a safe direction.
See, it is the unintentional firing that is the problem, right? So you want to be pointing at something “safe” just in case you fire it unintentionally.
I know, we’re talking semantics, but I like the process. :)
Which process, the process of talking semantics? :)
I know, being a smarta$$ is better than being a dumba$$ though right ;)