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You only point guns at things you want to destroy. This was completely avoidable. I knew guys kicked out of the army for negligent discharges that didn’t hit anything. Hitting someone in the face should be a lengthy prison term.
This [is what] I was taught handling firearms in the eighties. So imagine my surprise and distress seeing the police lines during the Ferguson unrest standing or walking with their guns pointed at the crowd. One unintended discharge by law enforcement could have been disaster.
We've gone batshit bizarro regarding guns in the US.
Thank you, thats the point I'm making. Not defending the councilman, pointing out how dangerous guns are in american culture and how easy they are to acquire.
I agree, shouldnt matter if he hit him or not. We don't know he even intended to point the gun at the people in the car though, if he apparently pulls his gun out with his finger wrapped around the trigger, then who's to say he has a great understanding of what the guns pointing at.
Its far too easy to get a gun in America, its far too easy to mishandle guns, even if you are an expert, which means we are going to continue having this awful stuff happen in huge numbers.
Every poster in this post who has mentioned how to safely use a weapon has broken one of those rules at least once. They just haven't killed someone yet.
Incorrect. Some of us were professionally trained to handle weapons safely. I've never violated a gun handling rule after I learned them. I think you're projecting a bit.
If you violate the rules of gun handling then you shouldn't be able to own or handle one.
I'm worried you're going to accidentally kill someone or shoot your femoral artery. No one is perfect.
You just made a caveat I didnt. You mishandled a gun before in your life, by your own admission. You were lucky you didnt hurt someone or yourself.
This thinking we can be perfectly in control 100% of the time is why we have this problem to begin with.
I was taught the rules before I handled a gun. But nice try.
So learn how to speak? If you thought thats what I would get out of, "I haven't broken any gun rules since I learned them", then I don't know what to tell you.