Protecting Yourself

When talking about gun safety, it is hard to accept anything less than your own personal rules for yourself. For example, my mom thinks that gun safety means turn your head and pretend they are not there, and if you absolutely HAD to touch it for the most extreme reasons and nobody is available to do it for you, then you are to handle it like it is a loaded mouse trap (a finger on each side and touching the least amount of metal as possible). That was a long description for a short point. Everyone has their own opinion of what is acceptable firearm safety.

I am ok that different people have different standards of what is acceptable. Some keep a loaded shotgun under their bed while others lock every weapon up for safety. I think it is extremely important to practice situational safety. I personally don’t see the point in having a home defense weapon if it is locked up and not readily accessible in a time of need, but at the same time if you have a little kid or even untrained friends for that matter, you are probably going to see things in a different light.

I bring this up because recently I had a wake up call, and it has stuck in my head like glue since it happen about a month and a half ago… Read more »