Excellent point. We went shooting with a guy with a guy who had been shooting for 50 years. He asked if I wanted to shoot his .45. He had the barrel pointing at my head and his finger was on the trigger. I could actually s see the round in the chamber. It shocked the you know what out of me. He saw nothing wrong with his gun handling. We made some excuses about having to go and never shot with the man again.
Heh... Yah, I’ve been out around guys like that too. And yes... I find excuses to not go shooting with them again. The funny thing is that if you ask them, they’ll quote the rules perfectly and they’ll insist that they practice them without fail. (sigh).