Hopyard

Exactly. And it goes for manuals they give you when you buy cars and other stuff. You always learn something by reading the manual.

JohnKelly

Even if someone purchased a new gun, and even if they were unfamiliar with the workings of the weapon, why would they be messing around with it while loaded? Granted, I've brought a new gun home without being intimately familiar with every function, but I knew them by heart before it was ever loaded for the first time.

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AZ Desertrat

Wow,......that is the kind of stuff the "anti-gunners" and the media jump right on.

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mr.stuart

Every visit to Gander Mountain, I see idiots sweeping the muzzle across the store while handling guns.I have seen this in gun shops also. My dad always told me, handle a gun like it is loaded,at all times.

Paco

I'm just thinking this is a great example of why gun stores should invest at least 15 minutes of educational time before they call the ATF and read off the form.

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Dal1Celt

Remember "Stupid is as Stupid does!"

Gump had it right!

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NYcarry

It would be nice if the NRA could put on some free gun safety classes, or the states to pick up the tab.
If may even get them new members.
Our Elementary school here does the Eddy Eagle through second grade, which is great.

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QKShooter

Every new handgun comes with a manual.
Some people are just too stupid to read it FIRST.
Sadly, you can't open up some folks heads and pour brains in.
Some people are just totally brainless and moronic.
Nothing can be done about that.
They will know better next time.

natticarry

the idea of a 15 minute safety instructions to buy a firearm is a bad idea for 2 reasons.

1.) Most of us already know this information and 15 minutes is frankly a waste of time especially since the manual of almost all firearms cover basic safety techniques which people already don't read. There are also many people who just like they won't read the manual will not listen to someone telling them the information and will give them the blank stare as they think about how cool their new gun purchase is.

2.) It is slippery slope plain and simple. What happens if they start giving a 15 minute safety class and people still manage to shoot themselves most likely for the above reason. Then someone says hey you should have to take a test. Then there will be arguments about length of test. After that doesn't work, then there will be 2 hours of instruction instead of 15 minutes and so on.

The whole point is if we treated every potentially dangerous product like people want to treat firearms we would never have time to do anything. I personally don't want 15 minute safety lectures every time I buy gasoline, saws, kitchen knives, lighters etc. There comes a point where it is the consumers responsibility to make sure they know how to safely use equipment and they accept any liability in the misuse of that equipment.

natticarry

on a side note about ranges, I think the best range safety instructions I ever got was one line only, "keep your guns pointed down range and don't do anything stupid" Oddly enough I think that is the one place I have never seen anyone violate safety rules.