Layers of Safety -v- Negligent Discharge

[RicInOR]

From Mas Ayoob

First article:
LAYERS OF FIREARMS SAFETY: A TEACHABLE MOMENT
See also the comments.


Follow up article:
FOLLOW-UP

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[Andy54Hawken]

Whatever safety you use...
Make sure the system you have , works for you and those around you.
I like to keep my finger of the trigger until I am ready to shoot...
Always keeping my muzzle pointing in a safe direction...
And checking each firearm I come into contact with , to see if its loaded...

These three things work with any firearm , regardless of any other mechanical safety , lock , cable or safe.

Will mistakes and accidents happen ...yes
If I practice the three listed...the chances of something bad happening is decreased and if it does happen , then the likelihood of someone being hurt is also diminished.
That said....

If you like firearms and have been around them for a long while , it can be easy to get complacent ....
It never hurts to remind yourself of safety measures.
Andy

 

[Stomper]

Booger-hook discipline, thoughtful mental engagement of actions appropriate to the situation, and NEVER EVER solely rely on mechanical parts/pieces or "other people" for firearm safety.... ever.


When I was first learning about running a M60 in basic/AIT as a young teenager I didn't really know the real difference between open-bolt and closed-bolt operation (hadn't sunk it yet anyway) and after loading one up (with blanks) into the feed tray, I rode the bolt forward and it when off.... THEN I remembered the block of instruction we got about open-bolt operation!

Thankfully the Drill Sgts. weren't around and I didn't get pounded into the ground for it.... but I DID punch myself in the face for it!



FYI- I have never shot anyone on accident.

 

[The Heretic]

FYI- I have never shot anyone on accident.

Neither have I, but I have witnessed a wall shot by accident; unless someone has patched it up in the 40 years since, there is a divot in the wall of the basement of the Yaquina Bay CG station that was put there in .45 ACP bullet. No one was hurt, and due to both of us keeping quiet about it and hanging a clip board over the divot, nobody got in trouble for it either.

The lesson was that a gun is always loaded; the trigger was pulled on purpose but the person (my gun, but I didn't pull the trigger) pulling it thought it was unloaded.