[IGOTMINE]

I belive that Colonel Cooper was the author of the “4 Rules”.

Also, please point out the evidence that the NRA rules have reduced negligent discharges.

Bottom line is that the ultimate safety is the brain, and if the brain is not engaged no mechanical device will prevent someone from doing something stupid and irreversible.

[Shooter 2.5]

I get the impression the NRA rules are for the Fudds who are supposed to unload and clean their guns and then wait for the next hunting season.

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

In order for a complete study to be performed, the following criteria would have to happen:

None of the subjects would have to had any training prior to either training.

Both groups would have had to be trained at the same time in separate controlled atmospheres.

The number of negligible discharges and their effects would have to be compared.

Impossible.