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Not enough people. In life and on the net - I routinely come across people who thinks it's ok to have a loaded gun lying around the house, didn't know that you're supposed to store your gun and ammo in different locations, etc, etc.
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All of my "gun training" took place long before gun safes, trigger locks, and storing ammo in a separate place from the guns.
It all started in the indoor range of the Glacier Rifle and Pistol Club, in Hungry Horse, Montana, when I was about 10 years old. When I was 12, we were enrolled in the first hunter safety class that was required in Montana. Every summer, our club got 6 M1Garand rifles and 6000 rounds of ammunition from the Director of Civilian Marksmanship (DCM). We had to fire every one of those rounds, or our allotment would be reduced the following year. We fired every round, every year!
Of course, gun safety was drilled into my brain long before that, by my grandfather and step father.
Neither of them had any special gun safety devices or procedures, either.
In the military, I qualified on the M1 Garand, the M1 Carbine, the M1911 pistol, the M14, and the M16.
I also attended the USARHAW decision/marksmanship course at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. It was a pass/fail course. I passed, carrying an M14.
I have fired fully automatic weapons (M60, M3A1) for familiarization, but not for record.
So, I was brought up with guns in the house, as were my kids (5 of them).
I have had military experience (Navy and Army) and NRA club experience with guns.
Not enough people. In life and on the net - I routinely come across people who thinks it's ok to have a loaded gun lying around the house, didn't know that you're supposed to store your gun and ammo in different locations, etc, etc.
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You're "supposed to" store your gun and ammo separately? Says who? The Brady Bunch? Criminals?
It's always amusing when people who know nothing about guns have so much to say about them.
I took a rifling class as a kid, and a brief handgun safety course when I was 15. I also had a lot of hands on firearms training and drills when I was in the police explorers.
Not enough people. In life and on the net - I routinely come across people who thinks it's ok to have a loaded gun lying around the house, didn't know that you're supposed to store your gun and ammo in different locations, etc, etc.
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Why would someone not have a loaded gun around the house? Kids understand, some other reasons, but why would someone not have one say next to their bed when sleeping?
Why not keep ammo and guns in same place? Even in the military we kept it on the same place.
not only have I taken courses, but I am also a qualified firearms instructor. I have conducted quite a few classes when I was living in western wisconsin.
Not enough people. In life and on the net - I routinely come across people who thinks it's ok to have a loaded gun lying around the house, didn't know that you're supposed to store your gun and ammo in different locations, etc, etc.
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There is not always wrong to have loaded guns laying around the house. All depends. For example, if you live alone, or don't have children and others around you house, there is nothing wrong with loaded guns.
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To the OP:
While I have taken hunting gun safety classes, I did so only because these were required by F&G, not because I needed the training. A training class is not always going to make you a safer person.
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Says who? The Brady Bunch? Criminals?
