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Originally posted by skier
So how do you use a gun properly so it doesn't injure or kill what you are shooting at? Guns are a tool. A tool for killing. The power that they represent mean to me that there should be laws that enforce more responsibility upon their owners.
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Sure, guns were designed to kill. But they dont have to. Most of my guns have never killed anything--I use them to shoot skeet and targets. As for how do you use them properly? Had this man been properly instructed, he would have known: Muzzle Awareness. Trigger Awareness. For those of you that do not own or shoot firearms, this means:
A) Dont point the gun at anything you dont want to shoot. Ever. I dont care if the gun is unloaded, broken, whatever. Never. This also means that the gun should be pointed in the air or at the ground in front of you at all times that you are not actively shooting: read--about to pull the trigger. ALWAYS know EXACTLY what your gun is pointing at.
B) Finger OFF the trigger until you are going to pull it. No excuses.
There are other rules as well: guns unloaded until you are stepping up to the line to shoots, breeches open, safeties on (but never rely on a safety). Most gun clubs will immediately kick you out if you violate ANY of these rules. Properly used, a gun is no more dangerous than a screwdriver.
Guns have the potential to be more dangerous than many other tools. Thats why there are more laws regarding their use. Laws, however, cannot be expected to protect people from their own stupidity.