The use of the term “accidental” versus “negligent” to describe an unintended discharge should be the first test of competence of any firearms instructor, or for that matter, owner (for anyone who hasn’t heard the distinction - “accidental” is when the gun malfunctions, “negligent” is when the shooter does). I’ve seen “instructors” use the term “accidental” in interviews to describe someone who fired a gun negligently and even have their pictures taken with their fingers on the trigger. And yes - words matter in how we perceive things.
The guy who sold me one of my firearms was a part time cop. I talked with him a bit while the background check was running. Really nice guy. When I left, he shook my hand - with his left hand. His right arm had been mangled by a shotgun blast - his own. On the way out he told me that there are two types of gun owners - those who’ve had negligent discharges and those who are going to. And my experience has been that that is true. I had mine when I was 13 or so. Scared the he’ll out of me. Luckily I was following the other rules and the gun was pointed down range. So the only harm was a (deserved) whap upside my head by my grandfather.
Despite what the gun nuts say, firearm safety takes a lot of work, diligence, and cost. The fact that you don’t need to prove any knowledge of it to buy a gun in most states is terrifying,
But only the blood of innocent children who get shot by their friends, siblings or even parents due to negligent gun ownership, not the innocent blood of unborn bundles of cell tissue that haven't had the chance to get shot yet.
Yeah and if they said 18 the nrah would be hockfucking about how teenagers aren't children and look at all these fourteen year olds in rural areas out hunting to help their families, ungh ungh ungh this AR-15 feels so good in my rectum
This is why I always argue that there are no such things as "accidental" shootings, only "negligent" shootings. You chose to store your firearm(s) at home. You chose to store them loaded, or with ammunition in the same safe (if you even put them into a safe). You thought that your son couldn't open the safe, so why bother putting trigger locks on the firearm(s) inside?
So why cry innocence when you damn well know your two year old shooting his sister in the head wasn't an accident--it was a direct result of your poor decision making skills.
Fuck that. I say prosecute the parents of children involved in negligent shootings. I have three sons and not only do they not know (they have an idea, but not much of one) that their mother is a nationally ranked pistol shooter, they also don't know the number of firearms I own or where those firearms are located. Pro tip: Your local range, for a small fee, will store your firearms. Twenty guesses as to where mine happen to live.
The use of the term “accidental” versus “negligent” to describe an unintended discharge should be the first test of competence of any firearms instructor, or for that matter, owner (for anyone who hasn’t heard the distinction - “accidental” is when the gun malfunctions, “negligent” is when the shooter does). I’ve seen “instructors” use the term “accidental” in interviews to describe someone who fired a gun negligently and even have their pictures taken with their fingers on the trigger. And yes - words matter in how we perceive things.
The guy who sold me one of my firearms was a part time cop. I talked with him a bit while the background check was running. Really nice guy. When I left, he shook my hand - with his left hand. His right arm had been mangled by a shotgun blast - his own. On the way out he told me that there are two types of gun owners - those who’ve had negligent discharges and those who are going to. And my experience has been that that is true. I had mine when I was 13 or so. Scared the he’ll out of me. Luckily I was following the other rules and the gun was pointed down range. So the only harm was a (deserved) whap upside my head by my grandfather.
Despite what the gun nuts say, firearm safety takes a lot of work, diligence, and cost. The fact that you don’t need to prove any knowledge of it to buy a gun in most states is terrifying,
“Whether the campaign will prove persuasive with gun owners remains to be seen,”
Let me save you the suspense. No. That is all.
'It's a gun safe! I bought it so my OTHER gun would be safe!'
I would HOPE that that would be the way they feel. But I wonder, sometimes.
But only the blood of innocent children who get shot by their friends, siblings or even parents due to negligent gun ownership, not the innocent blood of unborn bundles of cell tissue that haven't had the chance to get shot yet.
Assumes that the NRA was going to do anything but address the actual issue...
Well said.
Yeah and if they said 18 the nrah would be hockfucking about how teenagers aren't children and look at all these fourteen year olds in rural areas out hunting to help their families, ungh ungh ungh this AR-15 feels so good in my rectum
But what yokel is going to buy a gun safe when he could use the money to buy yet another AR-15?
They’re not American but I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t swing that way even if they were.
I was thinking it would turn into some kind of Sixth Sense situation, when the kid turns around and you see the exit wound.
LOL! I hadn't seen the PSA with the dildos! "If they find it, they'll play with it." So true!
This is why I always argue that there are no such things as "accidental" shootings, only "negligent" shootings. You chose to store your firearm(s) at home. You chose to store them loaded, or with ammunition in the same safe (if you even put them into a safe). You thought that your son couldn't open the safe, so why bother putting trigger locks on the firearm(s) inside?
So why cry innocence when you damn well know your two year old shooting his sister in the head wasn't an accident--it was a direct result of your poor decision making skills.
Fuck that. I say prosecute the parents of children involved in negligent shootings. I have three sons and not only do they not know (they have an idea, but not much of one) that their mother is a nationally ranked pistol shooter, they also don't know the number of firearms I own or where those firearms are located. Pro tip: Your local range, for a small fee, will store your firearms. Twenty guesses as to where mine happen to live.
No Mommy don't!
That's their thing. Very hard to read.
Wow, that fox doesn't look real in that pic. I had to look them up. Totes adorbs, as the kids say.