Dux-R-Us
Fear the Duck
I'm getting on my soap box about firearms safety, just because of an incident today.
At the pheasant shoot today, one of our State legislators was present. During the introductions, with ca 35 people standing in a tight circle, I noticed the bolt closed on a Remington 1100 resting on a man's shoulder.
I walked over and kindly said, "Excuse me sir, I'd feel better if your gun were open."
"Oh, it's not loaded."
I pulled the bolt open and a 12 ga round flew out into my hand. At first he did not believe me and thought I was playing a joke, like I had palmed the shell.
"But I checked it when I got out of the car. How could it be loaded?"
Luckily, nothing bad happened.
Just a lesson to remember. Don't ever believe a gun is not loaded until you see it yourself.
I really appreciate the job the Range Officers do in our shoots, and how safe they keep everyone. They tolerate no unsafe action and that is the way it should be. I was DQ'ed a couple months ago on the first target of a stage. I deserved it and I learnt from it.
Have a super shooting weekend everyone!
K
At the pheasant shoot today, one of our State legislators was present. During the introductions, with ca 35 people standing in a tight circle, I noticed the bolt closed on a Remington 1100 resting on a man's shoulder.
I walked over and kindly said, "Excuse me sir, I'd feel better if your gun were open."
"Oh, it's not loaded."
I pulled the bolt open and a 12 ga round flew out into my hand. At first he did not believe me and thought I was playing a joke, like I had palmed the shell.
"But I checked it when I got out of the car. How could it be loaded?"
Luckily, nothing bad happened.
Just a lesson to remember. Don't ever believe a gun is not loaded until you see it yourself.
I really appreciate the job the Range Officers do in our shoots, and how safe they keep everyone. They tolerate no unsafe action and that is the way it should be. I was DQ'ed a couple months ago on the first target of a stage. I deserved it and I learnt from it.
Have a super shooting weekend everyone!
K