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M y u n c l e a n d d a d t a u g h t m e g u n s a f e t y a n d h o w t o u s e t h e m w h e n I w a s a r o u n d 6 . B a s i c a l l y h o w t o p u t t h e s a f e t y o n / o f f , n o t p o i n t i t a t a n y o n e a n d k e e p t h e t i p d o w n . H o w t o l o a d a n d m a k e s u r e i t & # 0 3 9 ; s n o t l o a d e d . N O a l c o h o l o r d r u g u s e w h e n g u n s a r e o u t o r b e i n g u s e d . W e & # 0 3 9 ; d g o t o t h e o u t s k i r t s o f t o w n a n d p r a c t i c e s h o o t i n g t a r g e t s . I t & # 0 3 9 ; s i m p o r t a n t f o r k i d s t o k n o w a l l g u n s a f e t y r u l e s i f y o u h a v e g u n s i n y o u r h o u s e , m a k e s u r e y o u k e e p t h e m l o c k e d u p w h e n y o u & # 0 3 9 ; r e n o t t h e r e t o s u p e r v i s e . I d o n & # 0 3 9 ; t s e e a n y i s s u e w i t h g u n s b e i n g a r o u n d .
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W e h a v e l o t s o f g u n s i n o u r h o u s e . M y c h i l d r e n K n o w n o t t o t o u c h t h e m w e h a v e a v e r y s t r i c t r u l e i n t h i s h o u s e i f i t s n o t y o u r s d o n & # 0 3 9 ; t t o u c h i t . B u t t h i s s u m m e r w e a r e d o i n g t o t e a c h t h e o l d e s t g i r l s a g e 6 P r o b a b l y t h e s a m e w a y m y d a d t a u g h t m e Y o u b u y t h e m p l a s i c r i f l e s t e a c h t h e m h o w t o h o l d i t a n d t h a t i t i s n o t a t o y . H o w t o r e s p e c t t h e g u n t h e n o n c e t h e y c a n d o i t w i t h o u t p r o b l e m . W e w i l l g e t t h e m r e d r i d e r b b g u n s a n d s o m e t a r g e t s . B u t T h e o n e t h i n g m y d a d d i d t o t e a c h m e a n d i t w o r k e d w a s h e t o o k a . 2 2 i b e l i e v e a n d b o u g h t a b a b y d o l l a n d s h o t i t p r e t t y c l o s e t h e d o l l d i e d l o l i t s c a r e d m e e n o u g h a n d t o l d m e t h a t i f a g u n w a s n o t t a k i n g c a r e o f t h a t c o u l d h a v e b e n n m y l i t t l e b r o o r s i s .
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c h i l d r e n s h o u l d b e t a u g h t h o w t h e y w o r k . i f t h e y k n o w h o w t h e y w o r k . t h e y w o n t g e t c u r i o s l a t e r w h e n t h e y c o m e a c r o s s o n e . i d o n t b e l i e v e t h e y s h o u l d h a v e a c c e s s t o t h e m . t h e y n e e d t o b e l o c k e d u p a n d o n l y b r o u g h t o u t w h e n a n a d u l t i s p r e s e n t . b u t i f a p a r e n t i s t h e r e a c h i l d o f a n a p p r o p r i a t e a g e c a n b e t a u g h t t o c l e a n a n d t a k e c a r e o f a g u n . i f t h e r e s n o m y s t e r y , t h e r e s n o c u r i o u s i t y . t e a c h t h e m t o e r s p e c t i t , a n d o t h e r s . t e a c h t h e m t h e u s e s a n d t h e r i s k s . t e a c h t h e m t h e l a w s a n d t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f w h a t h a p p e n s w h e n y o u b r e a k t h e l a w s .
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U n l e s s y o u & # 0 3 9 ; r e l i v i n g i n a h u n t i n g a r e a o r y o u & # 0 3 9 ; r e a t r i a t h l o n a t h l e t e , y o u s h o u l d n & # 0 3 9 ; t h a v e t o . I w a s n e v e r t a u g h t a n y t h i n g a b o u t g u n s , b e c a u s e m y c o u n t r y h a s g u n c o n t r o l a n d I d o n & # 0 3 9 ; t k n o w o f a n y o n e w h o h a s g u n s . I g u e s s & q u o t ; g u n s k i l l . I f y o u s e e a g u n , r u n t h e o t h e r w a y a n d c a l l t h e c o p s & q u o t ; o u g h t t o d o i t . E D I T : l o v i n g a l l t h e t h u m b s d o w n . . . g o t t a r e m i n d m e i n c a s e I h a d f o r g o t t e n t h a t I & # 0 3 9 ; m o n a n A m e r i c a n w e b s i t e . F r a n k l y , t h a t & # 0 3 9 ; s o n e t h i n g i w i l l N E V E R u n d e r s t a n d a b o u t t h e U S . W h y w o u l d y o u e v e n w a n t a g u n i n y o u r h o u s e u n l e s s y o u h a v e a p r o f e s s i o n a l r e a s o n f o r i t ( h u n t i n g , t r i a t h l o n a t h e l e t e , p o l i c e m a n , f o r e x a m p l e ) , e s p e c i a l l y i f y o u h a v e c h i l d r e n i s b e y o n d m e . I t & # 0 3 9 ; s j u s t d a n g e r o u s t o y o u a n d y o u r f a m i l y t o h a v e a g u n a r o u n d . J u s t l i k e I w o u l d n & # 0 3 9 ; t k e e p f r e a k i n g b l e a c h n e x t t o t h e b a b y b o t t l e i n m y n e w b o r n & # 0 3 9 ; s c r i b , I w o u l d n & # 0 3 9 ; t w a n t a g u n i n m y h o u s e a n d w o u l d n & # 0 3 9 ; t l i k e t o t h i n k m y n e i g h b o u r s m a y h a v e s o m e . I a m s o r r y , I d o n o t m e a n t o o f f e n d a n y o n e b u t I j u s t c a n & # 0 3 9 ; t g e t a n a t i o n t h a t s c r e a m s c h i l d a b u s e b e c a u s e a m i s b e h a v i n g g e t s s p a n k e d b u t t h i n k s n o t h i n g o f a s i x y e a r o l d b e i n g s h o w n h o w t o s h o o t a g u n .
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I s u g g e s t y o u h i d e y o u r g u n u n t i l t h e y a r e r e a d y t o l e a r n a n d b e r e s p o n s i b l e . 7 y e a r s o l d w o u l d h a v e e n o u g h u n d e r s t a n d i n g . E x p l a i n e v e r y t h i n g y o u n e e d , a n d h i d e i t a w a y c h i l d r e n d o n & # 0 3 9 ; t h a v e t h e s e n s e o f c o n s e q u e n c e e v e n i f i t m e a n s d e a t h .
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I l e a r n e d i t i n j u n i o r h i g h , i n p h y s e d . S h e c a n l e a r n i t t h e r e t o o . B u t s h e h a s n o e x p o s u r e t o g u n s . I f s h e w e r e t o g o t o a p l a y d a t e t o s o m e o n e & # 0 3 9 ; s h o u s e , t h a t w o u l d b e o n m y l i s t o f q u e s t i o n s t o t h e p a r e n t s , b e f o r e s h e g o e s . A n d , w e l i v e i n C a n a d a , s o i t & # 0 3 9 ; s n o t s o m u c h a n i s s u e h e r e .
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H u n t i n g a n d t a r g e t s h o o t i n g a r e r e g u l a r h o b b i e s i n o u r h o u s e h o l d s o a l l o f m y c h i l d r e n h a v e s e e n w h a t a g u n c a n d o . O u r g u n s a r e k e p t l o c k e d u p i n m e a n d m y h u s b a n d & # 0 3 9 ; s c l o s e t , s o t h e y c a n t g e t t o t h e m , b u t t h e y v e r y m u c h u n d e r s t a n d t h a t g u n s a r e n o t t o y s . A s f o r t e a c h i n g t h e m : M y s o n g o t h i s f i r s t g u n l a s t C h r i s t m a s a t a g e 6 . J u s t a B B g u n o f c o u r s e , b u t m y h u s b a n d h a s s p e n t t i m e s h o w i n g h i m t h e s a f e t y , h o w t o l o a d i t , h o w t o m a k e s u r e i t i s a l w a y s p o i n t e d d o w n a n d h o w w h e n h e i s s h o o t i n g t a r g e t s y o u a l w a y s m a k e s u r e t h e t a r g e t i s a w a y f r o m t h e h o u s e a n d w h e r e a n y p e o p l e c o u l d p o s s i b l y b e . H e i s o n l y a l l o w e d t o s h o o t i t w h e n h i s d a d , p a p a o r u n c l e s a r e w i t h h i m , b u t h e s p e n d s l o a d s o f t i m e w i t h t h e m o n t h e w e e k e n d s t r y i n g t o g e t P r a i r i e D o g s o r R a b b i t s . A l l o f m y k i d s w i l l h a v e t o t a k e a H u n t e r s S a f e t y c o u r s e b e f o r e w e w i l l g e t t h e m a n y l a r g e r o f g u n t h e n a B B . I g o t m y f i r s t 2 2 w h e n I w a s 1 2 a n d h a d c o m p l e t e d t h e c o u r s e . A f t e r I w a s c o m f o r t a b l e s h o o t i n g t h a t m y d a d g o t m e a 2 2 - 2 5 0 t o h u n t l a r g e g a m e l i k e d e e r a n d a n t e l o p e w i t h . S a d l y i t i s i l l e g a l t o h u n t w i t h t h a t g u n w h e r e w e n o w l i v e , s i n c e I t h i n k i t i s a g r e a t s t a r t e r r i f l e f o r a 1 2 o r 1 3 y e a r o l d .
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I g u e s s w h e n t h e y w e r e l i t t l e w e t a l k e d a b o u t h o w g u n s a r e d a n g e r o u s a n d t h e y s h o u l d n e v e r t o u c h o n e . W e t a l k e d a b o u t w h a t t h e y s h o u l d d o i f t h e y w e r e e v e r a t a f r i e n d s h o m e a n d s a w a g u n . T h e y w e r e t o l d t o a s u m e e v e r y g u n t h e y s e e i s l o a d e d . W e t a u g h t t h e m t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n t o y g u n s a n d r e a l o n e s a n d h o w s o m e t i m e s t h e y c a n l o o k a l i k e a n d t o a l w a y s b e s u r e a t o y g u n i s r e a l l y a t o y b e f o r e t o u c h i n g i t . A s t h e y g o t o l d e r o n e o f m y b o y s d e v e l o p e d a p a s s i o n f o r t h e m i l i t a r y a n d h e j o i n e d t h e Y o u n g M a r i n e s a n d h e w a n t e d t o l e a r n h o w t o s h o o t . H e t a l k e d a b o u t g o i n g i n t o t h e M a r i n e C o r p e t c . . . W h e n h e w a s 1 2 m y h u s b a n d t o o k h i m a n d h i s t w i n t o t h e g u n c l u b f o r a g u n s a f e t y c o u r s e w h i c h t h e y b o t h a c e d . T h e n h e l e a r n e d h o w t o t a r g e t s h o o t w i t h m y h u s b a n d a t t h e g u n c l u b . E v e n t u a l l y m y m i d d l e s o n a l s o t o o k t h e c l a s s a n d a c e d i t a n d d i d s o m e s h o o t i n g a s w e l l . M y o l d e r s o n w h o i s i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e m i l i t a r y n o w h a s h i s o w n g u n i t & # 0 3 9 ; s a 2 2 r i f l e a n d m y h u s b a n d h a s o n e a s w e l l . T h e y a r e k e p t i n a l o c k e d g u n c a b i n e t a n d w e d o n o t k e e p b u l l e t s a t t h e h o u s e . T h e y g e t t h e m a t t h e c l u b w h e n t h e y g o s h o o t i n g . M y o l d e r t h r e e ( 1 5 , 1 5 , 1 2 n o w ) a l s o u s e a i r s o f t g u n s a n d p l a y w i t h a l l t h e i r f r i e n d s a t w o o d e d a r e a s w e a r i n g l o t s o f p a d d i n g a n d p r o t e c t i v e g e a r s u c h a s h e l m e t s a n d v e s t s e t c . . . T h e y l o v e i t a n d I s e e n o t h i n g w r o n g w i t h i t a s l o n g a s t h e y k n o w h o w t o b e s a f e a n d b e s m a r t . M y b o y s a r e 1 5 , 1 5 , 1 2 a n d 9 . M y y o u n g e s t w h o i s t u r n i n g 1 0 i n a c o u p l e w e e k s d o e s n o t h a v e a n a i r s o f t g u n h e & # 0 3 9 ; s t o o y o u n g a n d h e d o e s n & # 0 3 9 ; t s h o w a n i n t e r e s t i n g u n s m u c h b u t w e s t i l l d i s c u s s g u n s a f e t y w i t h h i m .
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M y s o n i s 3 . O u r # 1 r u l e i s t o r e s p e c t g u n s . S o f a r h e h a s b e e n t a u g h t t o N E V E R t o u c h a g u n w i t h o u t p e r m i s s i o n , a n d t h a t m o m m y / d a d d y / g r a n d p a m u s t b e w i t h h i m . ( F o r t h e r e c o r d , h e & # 0 3 9 ; s n e v e r h e l d a r e a l g u n b u t h e h a s b e e n a r o u n d t h e m . ) H e h a s a t o y r i f l e t h a t l o o k s f a i r l y r e a l i s t i c . W e t o l d h i m t h a t i t i s n e v e r O K t o p o i n t a n y g u n a t a p e r s o n . G u n s a r e f o r h u n t i n g a n d t a r g e t p r a c t i c e o n l y . A g e a p p r o p r i a t e l y , h e w i l l b e t a u g h t h o w t o h a n d l e , s h o o t , a n d c l e a n a r e a l g u n . T h i s i s h o w I w a s t a u g h t , a n d i t w a s o n e o f t h e t h i n g s m y p a r e n t s g o t a b s o l u t e l y r i g h t , i m h o . M y f a t h e r o w n e d s e v e r a l g u n s . I k n e w w h e r e t h e y w e r e , a n d h o w t o u s e t h e m . H o w e v e r , n o t o n c e d i d I e v e r t o u c h o n e w i t h o u t m y f a t h e r & # 0 3 9 ; s p e r m i s s i o n . E T A - L u v M y 4 B o y s r e m i n d e d m e . . . & q u o t ; A l w a y s t r e a t a g u n a s i f i t & # 0 3 9 ; s l o a d e d . & q u o t ; T h a t & # 0 3 9 ; s a b i g o n e .
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A t t h i s p o i n t w e d o n o t h a v e g u n s i n o u r h o u s e , m i n u s r e v o l u t i o n a r y a n d c i v i l w a r r e l i c s t h a t d o n & # 0 3 9 ; t w o r k . W e & # 0 3 9 ; r e n o t a g u n f a m i l y a n d I f e e l a l o t s a f e r w i t h o u t o n e h a n g i n g a r o u n d t h e h o u s e ; b u t t h i s c o u n t r y & # 0 3 9 ; s f u l l o f g u n n u t s u n f o r t u n a t e l y s o i t & # 0 3 9 ; s p r a c t i c a l t o t e a c h t h e m a b o u t i t a n d h o w t o h a n d l e t h e s i t u a t i o n i f a g u n n u t o r t h e c h i l d r e n o f a g u n n u t s t a r t m a k i n g t r o u b l e . T h e m o s t w e & # 0 3 9 ; v e t o l d t h e m i s t h e b a s i c p a r t s , h o w i t f u n c t i o n s , a n d r e i n f o r c e d t h a t i f a f r i e n d o r a n a c q u a i n t a n c e E V E R t r i e s t o s h o w t h e m a g u n , t h e y n e e d t o d e m a n d t h e y p u t i t d o w n a n d l e a v e t h e i r p r e s e n c e . D o n & # 0 3 9 ; t a s s u m e i t & # 0 3 9 ; s t r u e e v e n i f t h e y t e l l y o u i t i s n & # 0 3 9 ; t l o a d e d . A n d t h a t n o m a t t e r w h o & # 0 3 9 ; s s e c r e t i t i s t h e y & # 0 3 9 ; r e s u p p o s e d t o k e e p , i f a n y o n e t e l l s t h e m t h a t t h e y & # 0 3 9 ; r e b r i n g i n g a g u n t o s c h o o l , c h u r c h , s p o r t s l e s s o n , w h e r e v e r , t o t e l l a n a d u l t i m m e d i a t e l y . N e v e r , E V E R t a k e l i g h t l y a j o k e o r e v e n a p a s s i n g c o m m e n t a b o u t b r i n g i n g a g u n s o m e w h e r e t h a t i t s h o u l d n & # 0 3 9 ; t b e .
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T e l l t h e m h e r n o t t o t o u c h a g u n , e v e r , a n d t o l e t a n a d u l t k n o w r i g h t a w a y i f t h e y s e e o n e . W h e n s h e & # 0 3 9 ; s a f e w y e a r s o l d e r , s h e & # 0 3 9 ; l l g o w i t h m y h u s b a n d a n d I t o a s h o o t i n g r a n g e t o s h o o t r e s p o n s i b l y , s h o u l d s h e w a n t t o .
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T h e y t e a c h s e x e d i n s c h o o l s , f i r e a r m s a f e t y s h o u l d b e t a u g h t t o a l l k i d s i n s c h o o l . S i n c e t h e y w o n & # 0 3 9 ; t , t a k e t h e m t o a H u n t e r s S a f e t y p r o g r a m o r t o a 4 - H s h o o t i n g c l u b .
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How do you teach gun safety to your children?


W e h a v e w h a t s e e m s t o b e t w o c o m p l e t e l y d i f f e r e n t a s p e c t s o f g u n s a f e t y i n o u r h o u s e . T h e f i r s t i s t h e r e a l l y c o m m o n & q u o t ; b e c a r e f u l w i t h r e a l g u n s b e c a u s e t h e y a r e m a d e t o h u r t t h i n g s ( a n i m a l s , t a r g e t s , p e o p l e ) & q u o t ; s t u f f . M y s o n w i l l b e t h r e e i n A p r i l a n d h e k n o w s t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n r e a l g u n s a n d t o y s , a n d h e k n o w s t h a t r e a l g u n s a r e d a n g e r o u s s o h e c a n & # 0 3 9 ; t p l a y w i t h t h e m y e t . I & # 0 3 9 ; v e s h o w n h i m m y c o u s i n & # 0 3 9 ; s l i t t l e b b g u n a n d h e & # 0 3 9 ; s b e e n a b l e t o t o u c h i t , s e e h o w i t h a s a t r i g g e r a n d a w a y t o c o c k i t j u s t l i k e t h e t o y s , s o I d o n & # 0 3 9 ; t w o r r y a b o u t h i m s o m e w h e r e f i n d i n g a r e a l g u n a n d p l a y i n g w i t h i t . W h e n e v e r w e & # 0 3 9 ; r e a t m y c o u s i n & # 0 3 9 ; s h o u s e a n d h e a s k s , I & # 0 3 9 ; l l s i t d o w n w i t h h i m s o h e c a n s e e t h e r e a l g u n s a f e l y a n d r e m i n d h i m t h a t t h e y & # 0 3 9 ; r e d a n g e r o u s . T h e s e c o n d a s p e c t o f o u r g u n s a f e t y i s p r e t t y f r e e r a n g e p l a y w i t h t o y g u n s . W e f e e l l i k e h e & # 0 3 9 ; l l b e b e t t e r a b l e t o h a n d l e r e a l g u n s w h e n h e & # 0 3 9 ; s o l d e n o u g h i f h e & # 0 3 9 ; s a l w a y s b e e n a l l o w e d t o p l a y w i t h t o y g u n s a n d g e t a l l o f t h e g u n p l a y o u t o f h i s s y s t e m s a f e l y . T h i s s p r i n g I & # 0 3 9 ; m p l a n n i n g o n h a v i n g m y u n c l e a n d m y c o u s i n ( a n d m a y b e o n e o f m y h u s b a n d & # 0 3 9 ; s f r i e n d s ) t a k e u s o u t s h o o t i n g w i t h t h e m s o m y s o n c a n s e e h o w r e a l g u n s w o r k a n d b e a b l e t o a c t u a l l y u n d e r s t a n d t h e i r d a n g e r s . S e e i n g t h e a c t u a l d e s t r u c t i o n i s a b e t t e r w a y o f t e a c h i n g & q u o t ; g u n s a r e d a n g e r o u s & q u o t ; t h a n j u s t t a l k i n g a b o u t i t . I d o n & # 0 3 9 ; t k n o w w h e n & q u o t ; o l d e n o u g h & q u o t ; w i l l b e y e t , b u t I & # 0 3 9 ; m c o m f o r t a b l e l e t t i n g m y s o n s h o o t w h e n h e & # 0 3 9 ; s o l d e n o u g h ( h a v i n g s o m e o n e o f f e r a l o t o f h e l p , o b v i o u s l y ) . S i t t i n g o n C o u s i n & # 0 3 9 ; s l a p o r s t a n d i n g b y U n c l e a n d h a v i n g t h e m h e l p h i m s h o o t c a n a l s o b e a r e a l l y g o o d w a y f o r h i m t o l e a r n s o m e s a f e t y a s p e c t s . I f h e & # 0 3 9 ; s i n t e r e s t e d t h i s s p r i n g , w e m a y t r y i t . W e & # 0 3 9 ; r e n o t g u n p e o p l e t h o u g h m y h u s b a n d d o e s s h o o t w e l l , s o I d o n & # 0 3 9 ; t k n o w i f o u r s o n w i l l e v e r b e i n t e r e s t e d i n o w n i n g h i s o w n g u n , b u t w e & # 0 3 9 ; l l c r o s s t h a t b r i d g e w h e n w e g e t t o i t .
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How do you teach gun safety to your children?


I b e g a n l e a r n i n g a t t h e y o u n g a g e o f 4 o r 5 w h e n a t a s h o o t i n g r a n g e a n i d i o t s w e p t t w o o t h e r s h o o t e r s a n d m y f a t h e r . Y o u m u s t u n d e r s t a n d t h a t m y f a t h e r w a s a W W I I r a n g e m a s t e r b e c a u s e i n p a r t h e h a d a m e d i c a l b a c k g r o u n d w i t h a g r e a t d e a l o f c o m b a t e x p e r i e n c e . I n t h e m i l i t a r y t r a i n i n g m i s t a k e s w e r e n o t t o l e r a t e d a n d a s e c o n d w o u l d c o s t y o u d e a r l y . M i s t a k e s c a u s e d d e a t h s b o t h i n t r a i n i n g a n d i n c o m b a t . W e l l w h e n t h i s i d i o t s w e p t u s ( s w e e p i n g i s p o i n t i n g t h e g u n a t a p e r s o n ) w i t h t h e b a r r e l o f a r i f l e m y d a d r e a c t e d i n s t i n c t u a l l y w i t h h i s v e r y h a r s h a n d u n f o r g i v i n g m i l i t a r y t r a i n i n g a n d i n s t a n t l y b a s h e d t h e b a r r e l o f t h e i d i o t s r i f l e i n t o t h e i d i o t s f a c e w i t h t h e b a r r e l p a r a l l e l t o h i s n o s e . I a m s u r e h e s t i l l h a s t h e s c a r t o d a y . L a t e r m y d a d e x p l a i n e d t o m e t h a t h i s t r a i n i n g w a s d r i l l e d i n t o t h e r e c r u i t s a n d m o r e s o t h e r a n g e m a s t e r s t o i n s t a n t l y r e a c t t h u s r e d u c i n g t h e d u r a t i o n o f t i m e t h a t a n a c c i d e n t c o u l d o c c u r . A n y m i s t a k e w a s w a s f i r s t t o b e i n s t a n t l y m a d e s a f e a n d s e c o n d l y t u r n e d i n t o a n e d u c a t i o n a l t o o l f o r a l l t h a t w e r e p r e s e n t . I w a s c e r t a i n l y p r e s e n t a n d I s u r e d i d l e a r n a n d n e v e r h a v e I m a d e a d a n g e r o u s m i s t a k e w i t h t h i s i n c i d e n t i n m i n d . Y e s I h a v e m a d e a m i s t a k e o r s o , b u t n e v e r o n e t h a t w o u l d h a v e h u r t a p e r s o n a s n o o n e w a s e v e r i n t h e p o s s i b l e b u l l e t p a t h e v e r ! Y o u s e e i f t h e f i r e a r m i s n e v e r p o i n t e d a t a p e r s o n , a n i m a l o r i t e m t h a t p a r t i c u l a r p e r s o n , a n i m a l o r i t e m c a n n o t b e i n j u r e d o r d a m a g e d . S o t h e f i r s t r u l e i s t o n e v e r p o i n t a f i r e a r m a t a n y t h i n g y o u d o n o t i n t e n d t o i n j u r e o r d a m a g e , s a f e t i e s a n d o t h e r s u c h d e v i c e s a r e f i n e b u t i f t h i s g o l d e n r u l e i s a l w a y s f o l l o w e d a s a f e t y i s u n i m p o r t a n t . A n o t h e r s h o o t i n g r a n g e l e s s o n o f m y y o u t h w a s w h e n t w o g e n t l e m a n w e r e s t a n d i n g f a c e t o f a c e a n d o n e w a s h o l d i n g a h a n d g u n a t p o r t a r m s w h i l e i n d e e p c o n v e r s a t i o n . W a t c h i n g t h e s e t w o v e r y p r o f e s s i o n a l s h o o t e r s I n o t i c e d n o t o n c e b u t t w i c e t h e i n s t i n c t u a l r a i s i n g o f t h e h a n d g u n b a r r e l t o a n a l m o s t v e r t i c a l p o s i t i o n w h e n p e o p l e c r o s s e d i n t o t h e p r o x i m i t y o f t h e s e t w o g e n t s . T h e m o v e m e n t o f t h e f i r e a r m w a s t o e l i m i n a t e t h e h a n d g u n f r o m b e i n g p o i n t e d a t a n y o n e w h e n t h e s e o n l o o k e r s p a s s e d t h e s e t w o g e n t s . T h i s m o v e m e n t w a s i n s t i n c t u a l a n d a u t o m a t i c a s i f t h e y h a d r a d a r . A f t e r t h e f i r s t r a i s i n g t h e f i r e a r m w a s l o w e r e d o n c e t h e d a n g e r h a d p a s t , b u t a f t e r t h e s e c o n d i n c i d e n t o n e o f t h e t w o g e n t l e m a n p o l i t e l y a s k e d t h e r a n g e m a s t e r w h y t h e a u d i e n c e , o n l o o k e r s w e r e b e i n g a l l o w e d i n t o t h e s h o o t i n g a r e a w h e r e n o n s h o o t e r s w e r e n o t a l l o w e d f o r s a f e t y r e a s o n s . T h i s h a n d g u n w a s i n a s a f e m o d e a s t h e c y l i n d e r w a s o p e n a n d u n l o a d e d a l l t h e t i m e t h a t t h e g u e s t s w e r e c r o s s i n g t h e s a f e t y a r e a . T h e r e w a s n e v e r a n y d a n g e r f r o m t h e f i r e a r m a s t h e s e t w o v e r y s a f e t y m i n d e d g e n t s h e l d s a f e t y t o t h e p i n n a c l e a n d r e m o v e d a n y p o s s i b i l i t y o f d a n g e r b y n o t a l l o w i n g t h e f i r e a r m t o e v e r b e p o i n t e d i n a n y p e r s o n s d i r e c t i o n i r r e g a r d l e s s o f t h e u n l o a d e d c y l i n d e r b e i n g o p e n a n d e v e n t h a t f a c t t h a t t h e s e g u e s t s w e r e i n t h e r e s t r i c t e d a r e a s . I w a s v e r y i m p r e s s e d b y t h e s e t o g e n t l e m a n a n d t h e i n s t i n c t u a l m o v e m e n t s t h a t w e r e p e r f o r m e d w i t h o u t b e i n g t o l d t h a t p e o p l e w e r e e n t e r i n g t h e s h o o t i n g a r e a . I a m r e a l l y e m b a r r a s s e d t h a t a n y o n e o l d e n o u g h t o v o t e w o u l d r e f e r t o a n y p e r s o n , c i t i z e n o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a s a & q u o t ; G U N N U T & q u o t ; . I a p o l o g i z e t o t h e e n t i r e c o u n t r y f o r t h i s u n e d u c a t e d i n d i v i d u a l s l a c k o f r e s p e c t f o r p e o p l e a s a w h o l e a n d a t t e m p t t o p l a c e s u c h a c r u d e d e s c r i p t i o n u p o n s o m e o n e o r a n y o n e t h a t i s c o m p l e t e l y u n k n o w n t o h i m o r h e r . 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