djhiram,
Thank you for posting and welcome to the board. A very salutary tale you tell - which proves I guess that however much we try to train others and instill safety - there will sadly always (seemingly) be the few who either have very poor memory skills or - simply ignore such sensibilities.
I started this thread ages ago - every now and again it gets a comment so I feel vindicated. Some folks seem to roll eyes when safety is mentioned as if they are saying - "What do you think I am? Ignorant?" Well yes sometimes folks are and refuse to concede that they (even 'they') can learn and be safer.
Matdicdad - no thanks needed - just pleased to see this being taken heed of.
I as ever for those who know me, impress rule #2 the heaviest - which is not to say all should not be implemented fully but - out of all the tragedies I have read or heard about, lack of observance of rule #2 was in the end the killer.
It's logical IMO - if a stray bullet ends up not causing harm then everyone lives to go home and enjoy another day - even if egg is smeared on someone's face!
Egg washes off!
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I came back to this having noticed in the 2 1/2 years this thread has been around -
over 6,000 views!!! That pleases me greatly as - maybe I can even gain some comfort in thinking that out of that large number, just perhaps, an odd accident or two was avoided - like to think so.