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Bring_Back_Shantz · 10-27-2008, 05:25 PM

WOW!

Okay, I've been in more than one pro/anit gun debate here and I've made my point know that children and responsible gun ownership are not mutually exclusive, but man is this ever a tragic example of one without the other.

I've taken a lot of people to the shooting range, some big dudes and some little chicks and when I hand them a gun they've never shot before there is NEVER more than 1 round in it. Hell, when I'm shooting a firearm I've never used before I only load 1 round the first time. Why? Because sometimes people underestimate the recoil and sometimes they can pull the trigger more than once and bad things can happen, but if you are out of ammunition on after the first shot, the chances of something like this happening are pretty much non existant. With a fully automatic (something I've never used) this would be even more important.

Sad that what SHOULD be the most minimal of common sense could have prevented this.

10-27-2008, 05:25 PM	#28
Bring_Back_Shantz Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In my office, at the Ministry of Awesome! Exp:	WOW! Okay, I've been in more than one pro/anit gun debate here and I've made my point know that children and responsible gun ownership are not mutually exclusive, but man is this ever a tragic example of one without the other. I've taken a lot of people to the shooting range, some big dudes and some little chicks and when I hand them a gun they've never shot before there is NEVER more than 1 round in it. Hell, when I'm shooting a firearm I've never used before I only load 1 round the first time. Why? Because sometimes people underestimate the recoil and sometimes they can pull the trigger more than once and bad things can happen, but if you are out of ammunition on after the first shot, the chances of something like this happening are pretty much non existant. With a fully automatic (something I've never used) this would be even more important. Sad that what SHOULD be the most minimal of common sense could have prevented this. __________________ THE SHANTZ WILL RISE AGAIN. <-----Check the Badge bitches. You want some Awesome, you come to me!