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MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#51: Jan 19th 2011 at 8:43:58 PM

^^ And here I'll be teaching my kids the ins and outs of gun safety and proper operation including being able to field strip, clean, reassemble and fire an AKM rifle by the age of 10.

This also includes the Golden Rule of Firearms: Never point it at anything you don't intend to destroy.

^ Pretty low actually. There are very few gun models that will go off when dropped. Usually they are things like economy cost submachineguns firing from an open bolt or old pistol models like the P08 Luger.

edited 19th Jan '11 8:45:10 PM by MajorTom

GlennMagusHarvey Since: Jan, 2001
#52: Jan 19th 2011 at 8:46:27 PM

^ So, that latter type is the kind you'd have cocked, right?

MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#53: Jan 19th 2011 at 8:48:13 PM

Some. Some models are just that sensitive to impact.

RadicalTaoist scratching at .8, just hopin' from the #GUniverse Since: Jan, 2001
scratching at .8, just hopin'
#54: Jan 20th 2011 at 10:47:15 AM

Can't you hold it by the barrel, gently lower it to the ground with one hand while holding your other hand high, and back away once it's laid softly on the ground? Or click the safety, while announcing that you're doing so?

Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.
MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#55: Jan 20th 2011 at 10:56:18 AM

For what purpose? Avoiding a drop fire or surrendering to the police?

Also, some weapons (Luger P08 comes to mind again) can fire when dropped even with the safety on.

Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#56: Jan 20th 2011 at 12:25:03 PM

^^ If I were a policeman I'd much prefer that anyway, if for no other reason than a lack of sudden movement.

saladofstones :V from Happy Place Since: Jan, 2011
:V
#57: Jan 25th 2011 at 9:51:07 AM

When it comes to getting rid of a weapon, don't announce anything just do whatever he says to do as slowly as possible. Given how tense this situations are doing anything to startle anyone could get you shot by twenty people.

Well he's talking about WWII when the Chinese bomb pearl harbor and they commuted suicide by running their planes into the ship.
Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#58: Jan 25th 2011 at 12:18:02 PM

Sadly I think for every 1 responsible gun owner, there are 3 non responsible ones...

MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#59: Jan 25th 2011 at 12:26:03 PM

^ Other way around, and much more stacked in favor of the gun owners.

Remember 65 million gun owners killed nobody today.

HungryJoe Gristknife from Under the Tree Since: Dec, 2009
Gristknife
#60: Jan 25th 2011 at 12:33:03 PM

Unfortunetly tightend gunlaws are more likely than annual testing for driver's licensces.

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