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Gun Control & RKBA

flamin lib

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4. My brother has been around guns all his life and is about as

Reply to ghostsinthemachine (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 05:55 PM

Apr 2015

Reliable as can be. Had a recall on the bolt for his .270. When it came back from the mfg he looked into the fixed magazine, saw nothing and Installed the bolt (requires pulling the trigger) and blew a hole in the bedroom floor. It had a round in the chamber not easily seen without peering into the dark recesses of the receiver. Yeah, shit happens to even seriously careful and experienced gun owners. That's why car owners have insurance, people make mistakes.

Me? Mine was when I was 15 and had a secondary discharge of a .22 semi auto rifle. Scared the shit out of me and (knock on wood) the next 55 ears were incident free.

Those who say they never had an incident are either brand new to guns or have overlooked an event because it seemed insignificant.

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I just spent some time with "Responsible gun owners" [View all] ghostsinthemachine Apr 2015 OP

Cool stary bra. clffrdjk Apr 2015 #1

Wow 45 years and the only story I have is from a defective (worn out) 22 bolt action. ileus Apr 2015 #2

I have been around guns since I was a kid. Hangingon Apr 2015 #3

My brother has been around guns all his life and is about as flamin lib Apr 2015 #4

Saw a lot of ND's on the line at Parris Island. oneshooter Apr 2015 #5

Yep same for the Army DashOneBravo Apr 2015 #28

My father (83) and older brothers and I Jenoch Apr 2015 #7

All those things are mistakes. The only thing flamin lib Apr 2015 #14

Huh? Jenoch Apr 2015 #22

wait... shedevil69taz Apr 2015 #8

But doctrine and established orthodoxy must be maintained. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #11

So you've never attempted to fire a gun that was on flamin lib Apr 2015 #13

Bad analogy. Straw Man Apr 2015 #15

Your brother stored a rifle with a round in the chamber. Straw Man Apr 2015 #12

When I was doing my Air Force M16 qualifications one time... NaturalHigh Apr 2015 #6

The Four Rules of Gun Safety: benEzra Apr 2015 #9

I shot at some ducks once. The shot started 10 ft. from me and slopped all the way... Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #10

You have an odd sense of what is responsible. ManiacJoe Apr 2015 #16

These guys talka about guns and how they are responsible gun owners all the time ghostsinthemachine Apr 2015 #17

Their oppinions and reality don't seem to match. ManiacJoe Apr 2015 #18

few do actually. Every "responsible gun owner" I know ghostsinthemachine Apr 2015 #19

Depending on how you define "incident" ManiacJoe Apr 2015 #20

Just finished up spending some time with responsible gun owners Tim and Dan. ileus Apr 2015 #21

I just spent some time with my responsible-gun-owner sister this week... benEzra Apr 2015 #23

I love how many people here are trying to say NDs are normal and bound to happen. Anything.... Logical Apr 2015 #24

And they are outnumbered by those that say they aren't friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 #25

My FIL, BILs and husband onecaliberal Apr 2015 #26

I'm 54 years old Puha Ekapi Apr 2015 #27

You need new friends DashOneBravo Apr 2015 #29