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Some Stupid Asshole Invented A Taser Shotgun
dennis:
--- Quote from: KharBevNor on 13 Feb 2008, 17:15 ---
--- Quote from: dennis on 13 Feb 2008, 15:45 --- the chance that someone will forget to check the manual safety on their gun and either fire it accidentally, or be unable to fire it when they need to.
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When I learned to use a gun I spent like, a month learning to load it, unload it, make safe, check it, use the safety, clear a jam and strip and clean the whole weapon before I was allowed to look at a bullet. I thought this was like, the utmost basic of firearm safety.
Wait, I suppose in America it technically isn't required for you to actually know anything about firearm safety to own a gun is it?
Damn.
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I'm just saying, if someone is in danger of accidentally firing a Glock, he is probably in danger of forgetting what position his safety is in, or whether his gun is loaded, or if a round is chambered, with a traditional handgun safety.
Though, yeah, in America, you can walk into a store and buy a shotgun or rifle off the rack and take it home. For a handgun, you need a permit in most states, which typically requires that you pass a safety course.
Beast:
now thats something that will make the world a much better place ;D
dennis:
--- Quote from: Nodaisho on 13 Feb 2008, 18:32 ---I don't know how many safeties are on the glock, but I do know that they all get disabled when you pull the trigger. When someone gets startled, if their finger is on the trigger, they exert more than enough force to pull the trigger, I have heard of police exams where you have to keep your gun on a target for a long period of time, but partway through, the examiner comes up behind you and fires a blank, a lot of people end up shooting that target. Just imagine what would happen if you shot someone because a car backfired.
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Dude, if your finger is on the trigger, your safety is supposed to be off, regardless of the make of the gun. That is: if your finger is on the trigger, you should be ready to shoot whatever the gun is pointed at. This is the most basic gun safety rule there is.
The mechanical safety of a gun is just a backup to your own safe use of a gun. It is foolish to depend on the safety.
--- Quote ---Normal guns only have one safety? The 1911 has a grip safety, a manual safety, and some companies use a firing pin block safety, although even without one, the gun usually has to be dropped quite a ways directly on the barrel to go off. Besides, you should have the hammer back and safety on, either that or safety off, hammer down on an empty chamber. Those are the two safest ways, while hammer down on a loaded chamber can work, it isn't as safe.
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Traditionally, a gun has one manual safety. I didn't say anything about "normal" guns. The grip safety of a 1911 is more like the trigger safety of the Glock than a manual safety. It's designed to disengage when you purposefully and properly handle the gun.
Johnny C:
I'm unclear on what this has to do with the fact that what is supposed to be the safer alternative to firearms is now actually a firearm.
KharBevNor:
Why would you even have a round in the chamber if you weren't going to shoot anything?
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