another child killed while dad is cleaning his gun

[Expat]

Looks like my single rule of "don't be a dumb ass" would have prevented the tragedy.

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

Looks like my single rule of "don't be a dumb ass" would have prevented the tragedy.

Red Foreman approved.

 

[ATM]

Except for all the killings done with the gun in a safe direction from bullets zipping through walls as in this thread, or "it is a safe direction, cause it ain't loaded".

He pointed the gun at her because "it ain't loaded". Take their rationalization away from them and the tragedy cannot transpire.

Let's stop looking for excuses to be smarter than the Four Rules and simply follow them.

A wall that won't stop a bullet is not a safe direction.

A safe direction has no loaded/unloaded status.

I take away faulty rationalizations by providing rational instruction and correction.

I don't need any excuses (or your favorite failed mantra, for that matter) to practice and teach safe gun handling.

Good luck attempting to correct my position, it's rather solid.

 

[Birds Away]

Except for all the killings done with the gun in a safe direction from bullets zipping through walls as in this thread, or "it is a safe direction, cause it ain't loaded".

He pointed the gun at her because "it ain't loaded". Take their rationalization away from them and the tragedy cannot transpire.

Let's stop looking for excuses to be smarter than the Four Rules and simply follow them.

Amen. Some people just have to convince everyone how much smarter they are.