[chris37]

That is a good point and perhaps explains how this has occurred.

When I am handling or cleaning a gun, I check it 3-4 times almost compusivley to make sure there is no round in the chamber or magazine in the gun.

When I hand a weapon to someone else, if there is any way to lock the breech open, I do that and in the case of a revolver I will pass it with the cylinder open and exposed.

To me every gun is loaded even when it is not loaded and I can see that it is not loaded.

[going hot]

In order for the firearm to fire, there must be a round in the chamber, and in most cases, the firing pin must impact the primer.

I Know, basic stuff, but it is what it is.

The jackwagon that touched off a round did not look in the chamber AND pulled the trigger...accidentally, or knew exactly what he was doing.

[TigersEye]

When I hand a weapon to someone else, if there is any way to lock the breech open, I do that and in the case of a revolver I will pass it with the cylinder open and exposed. To me every gun is loaded even when it is not loaded and I can see that it is not loaded.

Same here. My father drilled those things into my head by the time I was 10. He was never cruel about it but he was dead serious and nearly five decades later they are things I never let slide.

[piytar]

Safety rule #1: It’s loaded until you personally verify that it is not loaded. Then you STILL never point it at anyone. That is, unless you are pointing it at someone who is a threat that you need to stop.

Safety rule #2: See Safety rule #1.

We apparently read or were taught the same rule book...

[Petruchio]

When I hand a weapon to someone else, if there is any way to lock the breech open, I do that and in the case of a revolver I will pass it with the cylinder open and exposed.

I do the exact same thing. It is impossible to be too careful.