Jump to content

Who/what taught you about gun safety


Shuck.
 Share

Who taught you about gun safety?  

131 members have voted

  1. 1. Who taught you about gun safety?

    • Parent/s
      38
    • Sibling/s
      1
    • Other family member/s
      13
    • Friend/s
      19
    • Nobody (You taught yourself)
      39
    • Other (Instructor/Club/Cadets)
      41


Recommended Posts

im going for other. started shooting air rifles and did clays once with the scouts when i was 8 or so, but it was only really when joined the cadets that i got proper tutoring - apart from my ma threatening to scalp me if i shot the cat with the bb gun she bought me for my 11th bday :good: :good:

Edited by Ozzy Fudd
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Taught twice - first by the friend who took me vermin shooting with his spare gun 30 years ago.

 

Second time was a few years later when, as a community nurse, I was visiting an elderly farmer who suffered with Alzheimers disease. Halfway through interviewing his wife, he came into the room with a S/S 12-bore pointed straight at me, with his finger on the triggers and ordered me out of the house - (needless to say, I agreed, brown trousers and all !) His wife rang me later to say the gun wasn't loaded and although they had removed all his guns some years earlier, he must have had this one hidden ! The family had already taken the gun to the police for destruction (pity), but when you have stared down double barrels you think are loaded, you really don't tend to forget gun safety !

Edited by Bloke
Link to comment
Share on other sites

First taught by my Father who would not even let me point a cap gun at anyone. He spent 30 years in the Army repairing guns and had been called as an expert witness at many courts of inquiry where someone had been hurt.

 

Later in life I followed in my Father's footsteps and safety was always emphasized during my training - trouble is that some people are incapable of listening and understanding and I can now see where my Dad was coming from. The first thing I automatically do when picking up any gun is to check if it is safe. There has been plenty of times when, having been told it was unloaded, I have opened the breech and ejected a live round.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
 Share

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...