Few Gun Dealers Offer Safety Advice

Join Together Online ^ | 8/9/2002 | unknown

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Less than one in 10 gun dealers make printed safety information readily available to gun buyers, according to a research team that visited 96 gun shops, sporting-good stores, and other retailers.

Reuters reported Aug. 7 that while many gun sellers advise buyers to undergo safety training, only about 15 percent discussed safe storage of firearms with their customers.

Even in cases when safe-storage advice was offered, the information provided was not always consistent with the guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, according to the study published in the August issue of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.

"It seems unlikely that gun sellers would readily provide information that might discourage handgun purchases," said lead study author Sandra M. Sanguino of Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. "However, it also seems evident that the point of sale represents an opportunity for the distribution of safety information."

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Less than one in 10 gun dealers make printed safety information readily available...

It's called personal responsibility, you gun-grabbing freaks. The VAST majority of gun owners do a good job of taking it upon themselves to increase their level of knowledge of guns and gun safety. If the gun-grabbers gave a flying crap about your personal safety, they'd be campaigning for safer cars and defensive driving classes. Car accidents hurt and kill a LOT more people than guns (accidents and intentional criminal shootings).

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Bang!

[FreedomPoster]

Very few gas station offer storage advice for those filling small gas cans for use with lawn equipment, either. Sheesh.

[Larry Lucido]

Gun owners, as a group, are more sophisticated than consumers in general. They don't need to be told, for example, that contraceptive jelly isn't something you spread on toast. Or that coffee passed through a drive-through window is hot enought to burn.

[CurlyDave]

Just when did the American Academy of Pediatrics become the world's greatest experts on safe gun storage?

How loud do you think they would howl if the NRA gave them advice on childrens' medicine?

[arly]

This is a bunch of Liberal Bull Crap !.. every new gun manufacturer includes an owners manual in the box that the gun comes in which includes instructions on how to use the gun, safe loading and unloading and safe handling precautions.

[RicocheT]

Wisconsin has mandated stocking dealers hand out a state printed sheet on safe storage and that allowing a minor access to a loaded firearm can be a violation of state law. The language is set by the state, not the American Academy of Pediatrics.

So, I guess the gun grabbers can list all our dealers as not "offering advice"--statistics are bunk.

[Dawgsquat]

Every gun I've ever purchased came with it's own safety manual. Even the Russian surplus piece of crap Nagant I bought.

[B Knotts]

and that allowing a minor access to a loaded firearm can be a violation of state law.

Huh? Can't take your kids hunting in Wisconsin anymore?

[Eagle Eye]

Less than one in 10 gun dealers make printed safety information readily available to gun buyers, according to a research team that visited 96 gun shops, sporting-good stores, and other retailers.

Less than 1 in 100 customer read the pamphlets anyway, other than to see what kind of silly sh stuff the govmt makes them give to us.

In FL they have to give the pamphlets, but I couldn't tell you what they say. And no, there are no trigger locks used. The gun is either ready to use or propely encased.

[absalom01]

This is from the AAP "study" referenced above:

"Only 9 (9%) offered advice that included all of the following: keeping the gun securely locked, keeping the gun unloaded, and storing the gun separately from the ammunition."

That's why they reference the AAP "safe storage" recommendations -- they are part and parcel of the strategy to render guns legally useless as a means of self defense. This is one place where the "slippery slope" line reasoning is not paranoid.

[illbenice]

"Every gun I've ever purchased came with it's own safety manual. Even the Russian surplus piece of crap Nagant I bought."

wait a minute, nagants may be aged but they are more accurate than most modern rifles, and they only cost $60 to $90 on average.

</end thread trampling>

I think it is time to send this writer a e-mail

[FateAmenableToChange]

every new gun manufacturer includes an owners manual in the box that the gun comes in which includes instructions on how to use the gun, safe loading and unloading and safe handling precautions.

Not to mention the now ubiquitous "safety" lock that comes with every firearm purchased from an FFL.

[FateAmenableToChange]

every new gun manufacturer includes an owners manual in the box that the gun comes in which includes instructions on how to use the gun, safe loading and unloading and safe handling precautions.

I agree. It amazed me when I read a study a few years back showing that to get the same level of workmanship and fitting on a modern rifle as you find on many surplus military rifles (such as the Nagant, the Springfield 'O3-A3, and many models of Mauser), you'd have to spend $1500 - $2000 for the modern gun versus $90 - $300 for a surplus gun. I'm not sure whether that's completely accurate, but I'm constantly amazed at the quality of some surplus guns.

My 'O3-A3 has done 1.0 - 1.25 MOA groups from a rest, compared to my Rem. 700 which usually clocks in at 1.5 MOA. And the '03-A3 itself is way more solid and pleasant to shoot.

[Dawgsquat]

I had no complaint about the accuracy. The bolt would work very smoothly until you fired a round then you had to have a hammer to get the bolt to budge. I dumped it off on a pawn shop.

[isthisnickcool]

Figures!

We recently purchase several rolls of toilet paper at the grocery store. None of the rolls have any directions nor did the store give us instructions on properly using the toilet paper!

This group should immediately start a study of this problem with toilet paper! In the meantime, since we have run out of toilet paper, we will be using a copy of this report on guns to wipe ourselves with instead.

[Eaker]

I go to gun stores to shop. If I want advice I will ask for it.

DUH!!!

Stay safe; stay armed.

[Shooter 2.5]

Those researchers must be blind. Every single gunshop I have ever gone into has posters all over the place instucting people to join the NRA.
If they can't figure out that the NRA teaches safety, then apparently this report is a lie. Naw, couldn't be. < sarcasm >

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

"It seems unlikely that gun sellers would readily provide information that might discourage handgun purchases," said lead study author Sandra M. Sanguino of Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

You have to love this response. The assumption is that if gun buyers just knew how dangerous guns are they wouldn't buy the guns. What a silly b--ch.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Which reminds me...wasn't there a news story last year that said there are over 100,000 deaths every year because of doctors' incompetence?