[Zeppo]

And even if it were a breachloading rifle, with the breach cracked open, draped over a shoulder, one cannot shoot one's foot off regardless. A breach must be closed before any foot shooting can be in the offing...

The author might have been even more effective in his evisceration of the LA Times writer had he paid more attention to the difference between a "breach" and a "breech"...

[mnehring]

The author might have been even more effective in his evisceration of the LA Times writer had he paid more attention to the difference between a "breach" and a "breech"...

Heck, I even screw that one up all the time typing too fast and not paying attention.