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USAF Firearms Safety Video- How Not To Shoot Your Finger Off
armedselfdefense.blogspot.com ^ | 03/04/11 | Gun Nut

Posted on 03/04/2011 6:48:29 AM PST by Sasparilla

Those of us who have been in the military will remember sitting down for hours watching training films. They were usually pretty dry. But, here's one where an NCO jogged an airman into reality about gun safety after the airman accidentally fired his handgun in his room on the base.

This is about firearms safety in a series of actor's recreations of firearms accidents on and off base in this 1980 training film. Now, you won't have an excuse to shoot your finger off too. Video...

(Excerpt) Read more at armedselfdefense.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: banglist; firearmssafety

1 posted on 03/04/2011 6:48:34 AM PST by Sasparilla
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To: Sasparilla

Ping


2 posted on 03/04/2011 7:08:52 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Obama. Chauncey Gardiner without the homburg.)
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To: Sasparilla

Ping


3 posted on 03/04/2011 7:08:55 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Obama. Chauncey Gardiner without the homburg.)
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To: Sasparilla

Ping


4 posted on 03/04/2011 7:22:20 AM PST by 230FMJ (...from my cold, dead, fingers.)
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To: Sasparilla

What about avoiding shooting your eye out?


5 posted on 03/04/2011 7:23:15 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

That’s in the video too


6 posted on 03/04/2011 7:30:17 AM PST by Sasparilla
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To: Sasparilla

THIS is worth watching.


7 posted on 03/04/2011 7:39:49 AM PST by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)
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To: Sasparilla

Gun safety is timeless...


8 posted on 03/04/2011 7:43:29 AM PST by scott7278 ("...I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked..." - BHO)
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To: dfwgator

At 10 minutes.. It hit the floor and ... “Went off” ?

Really ?


9 posted on 03/04/2011 7:45:04 AM PST by Celerity
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To: Sasparilla

ping for later


10 posted on 03/04/2011 7:50:13 AM PST by archaicoldschool
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To: Celerity

Modern firearms won’t, but with the age of the video (the gun was probably even older) it’s possible.


11 posted on 03/04/2011 7:54:20 AM PST by scott7278 ("...I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked..." - BHO)
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To: Sasparilla
Those two guys discussing gun safety...

I'm 12 minutes through and still waiting for them to slip a 'golly' or a 'gee-whiz' in there!

Still, there's a lot of people out there who would benefit from this kind of video.

12 posted on 03/04/2011 7:58:58 AM PST by Celtic Cross
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It is easy to become complacent around firearms.

Some of the worse offenders are people who handle them all the time.

Stay safe and be careful.

13 posted on 03/04/2011 8:03:21 AM PST by riverrunner
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