Originally Posted by
kotuku
sorry but COMPLACENCY HAS NO BUSINESS Around firearms.alternatively could we apply complacency to drink driving -i feeling complacent when i had the last beer ,then drove writing my car off and killing innocent people.
NO in both cases simple rules bloody prevail -rules understandable by children in primary schools(the lingo at least)and if you cant understand those bloody rules then NO FAL.you make it your 1st priority to always be aware of the state of readiness of your weapon, dog tired ,or fresh out of the fartsack dont matter.
I never never fail to frequently check my weapon and if IM hunting in a group -making fellow hunters aware of it.exactly the same. if geese are in abundance as we move in or out of the site -if im loaded all in the party know,so if opportunity does present ,and it has, we can take advantage.
on return to the truck-Its unload and get someone to verify empty breech&mag before i put the gun in its case.
same with my rifles-mag out ,bolt out gun stowed away ,mag,bolt and ammo all secured.
christ only knows I get the shits when travelling in the truck or car with my armoury -all is locked away and covered up .if a cop stops me and finds this whats he /she to think?? let alone the dubious forms of DNAwho allegedly govern us and make the bloody laws despite that fact that possibly 90%of them wouldnt know a modern hunting weaponif it was to leap up and bite them on the arse.no,its all rambo and sniper shit they talk,licking party members arses in the process.
as a modern f/a owner we gotta be aware of this.
the lacksadaisical actions of a 50 yr old shooter cannot under any circumstances be condoned nor excused-sad fact of life .otherwise we just serve to enable slack practise ,and we know what that outcome is.