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40. Basic gun safety in 5 minutes

Wed Feb 1, 2023, 02:32 PM

Feb 2023

But does it really take about an hour for basic gun safety? I’ve been to about 4 shooting ranges over the last 15 years. Each time I had to either pass their basic gun safety test or take their gun safety class. These classes were never more than 20 minutes and they covered a lot more than gun safety.

I don’t have a revolver. I have a 9mm semi automatic Glock pistol. Honestly, I can show you in less than 5 minutes how to safely drop the magazine and slide the rack to check the chamber to make sure it’s not loaded. And how long does it take to tell someone “never point a gun at a person, never put your finger on the trigger, always assume it’s loaded”, etc.? I knew all that already before I ever held a gun for the first time.

It’s incredibly simple to check a gun…once you’ve been shown. Without that basic training an accident is very likely. But I’m just having a hard time understanding why basic gun safety training could take an hour.

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Manslaughter charge for Alec Baldwin in 'Rust' set shooting [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 OP

he won't be convicted... unless there are 12 magats on the jury lapfog_1 Jan 2023 #1

Pretty sure NM "involuntary manslaughter" doesn't require intent. nt sl8 Jan 2023 #3

Intent to shoot is not necessary. euphorb Jan 2023 #4

maga in the jury pool has a *lot* to do with a verdict lapfog_1 Jan 2023 #8

One problem for him that I see is wnylib Jan 2023 #22

Well unless he could prove the set armorer falsified their resume to him which I doubt happened and cstanleytech Feb 2023 #25

10 plus producers and executive producers exboyfil Feb 2023 #36

I haven't followed this closely, but why baldwin? getagrip_already Jan 2023 #2

Must be a Magat D.A. involved here. ificandream Jan 2023 #6

The DA is a Democrat. nt sl8 Jan 2023 #11

But the special prosecutor is NOT. She is a state Republican Representative as well as prosecutor. hlthe2b Jan 2023 #14

Thanks. I did see that when it came up here last week: sl8 Jan 2023 #15

While I saw Reeb's name briefly mentioned on that thread, nowhere did I see that she was a hlthe2b Jan 2023 #16

Sorry, I posted the wrong link. sl8 Jan 2023 #19

Oh, I know. I can't say the special prosecutor is politically motivated either, but it is a concern hlthe2b Jan 2023 #20

He talked to the police without a lawyer present. Big mistake. pnwmom Jan 2023 #7

Dummies actually exboyfil Jan 2023 #10

New mexico Bootlace Jan 2023 #13

The sole person responsible for the death is the person in charge of the weapons. OMGWTF Jan 2023 #5

The armorer bought the ammunition from someone who reloaded exboyfil Jan 2023 #12

Use of reloaded rounds: Yet another BIG mistake by armorer, if true. (nt) Paladin Feb 2023 #39

They want to charge Baldwin exboyfil Jan 2023 #9

I think what many are unwilling to accept in some of these discussions is the delineations in roles hlthe2b Jan 2023 #17

Seems like the best solution to prevent such accidents wnylib Jan 2023 #24

Why do you think people need to be trained to a high degree? Kaleva Feb 2023 #27

The scene required the gun to be loaded with dummies exboyfil Feb 2023 #31

I think they should not have live/real guns on set. High level of training everyone w sign-offs by hlthe2b Feb 2023 #34

We agree they shouldn't use working guns. Kaleva Feb 2023 #35

Basic gun safety in 5 minutes ThunderRoad Feb 2023 #40

The NRA gun safety seminar is a 45-60 minute long class Kaleva Feb 2023 #43

Nobody should dry fire a gun to see if it's loaded Kaleva Feb 2023 #28

Then you only other option is the actually remove the dummy rounds and examine them exboyfil Feb 2023 #30

The best thing to do is to never point a gun at anyone Kaleva Feb 2023 #33

Is the DA a trumper? frogmarch Jan 2023 #18

Nope Polybius Feb 2023 #38

He was charged because he was guilty ripcord Jan 2023 #21

I think they are overcharging Kennah Jan 2023 #23

"Alec Baldwin Was 'Distracted' on His Phone During 'Rust' Gun Training, Prosecutors Say" sl8 Feb 2023 #26

That's not good for his case Kaleva Feb 2023 #29

The scene called for him to point the gun directly at the camera exboyfil Feb 2023 #32

There were concerns about safety from the beginning TxGuitar Feb 2023 #37

He was handed a gun that was said to be "clean". He bares no responsibility. OverBurn Feb 2023 #41

The person firing the weapon is the person who is mainly responsible. friend of a friend Feb 2023 #42