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Gun Control & RKBA

beergood

(470 posts)

13. im personally against manual safties

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Wed Jun 8, 2016, 07:34 PM

Jun 2016

they make people complacent. my hunter safety instructor told a story about a bunch of yahoos he encountered once, pointing loaded firearms at each other because their safety was engaged.

as long as the 4 rules of firearms safety are followed there should be no accidents.

treat your firearm as if it is always loaded

never point your firearm at anything you're not willing to kill/destroy

keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to fire

be aware of your target and whats behind it.

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Smart guns aren't necessary to make guns much safer than they currently are. [View all] flamin lib Jun 2016 OP

Or how about just not having one of those things in the first place? scscholar Jun 2016 #1

Well that too. nt flamin lib Jun 2016 #5

None of things are any better than the owner who did or didn't read the owners manual. beevul Jun 2016 #2

Magazine safety, I think DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #6

I'd prefer education. beevul Jun 2016 #8

Training is always good. DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #9

Training is always a good thing Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #12

Don't like 'em. Straw Man Jun 2016 #14

This, is what so many "common sense" proponents fail to understand. beevul Jun 2016 #15

Notice I said improper procedure. DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #16

Acknowledged and agreed. Straw Man Jun 2016 #17

You are preaching to the choir DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #18

True. Straw Man Jun 2016 #19

I agree with all but heavy trigger pull Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #3

Where to begin? Straw Man Jun 2016 #4

Speaking of federal agency oversight - The FBI certainly wouldn't like it. jmg257 Jun 2016 #7

I think every modern gun has at leat one of these features. krispos42 Jun 2016 #10

i can address a few of these melm00se Jun 2016 #11

im personally against manual safties beergood Jun 2016 #13

^^^I agree. Kang Colby Jun 2016 #20

same here beergood Jun 2016 #21