A woman who lives at the home thought trespassers were on her property, authorities said. Her boyfriend was arrested in connection with the shooting.
  • unmagical
    59·
    2 months ago

    Oh s—, my gun just went off

    Weird, I’d been told they don’t do that.

      • unmagical
        8·
        2 months ago

        It’s way more than just trigger discipline. There’s the traditional rules of course:

        • Never point your gun at something you do not intend to kill
        • Be sure of your target and what’s beyond
        • Trigger discipline

        But there’s also reasonable shit beyond the 5 basic rules:

        • Don’t willingly put yourself in a situation where use of a gun may be warranted.
        • Property isn’t worth killing over, especially in situations where you had to go out of your way to put yourself in perceived danger to protect it.
        • Don’t block in the person you are trying to convince to leave.
        • People with guns commit more acts of violence than those who don’t. Owning a gun is an irresponsible choice. There are more and there are less responsible gun owners, but owning a gun puts you and those around at a greater risk of violence. When all you have is a hammer …
          • unmagical
            4·
            2 months ago

            There are 5 basic rules for guns:

            • Treat every gun as if it were loaded.
            • Always point your gun in a safe direction.
            • Never point your gun at anything you don’t intend to shoot.
            • Keep your finger off the trigger until you’re ready to shoot.
            • Be sure of your target and what’s beyond.

            What I posted was a subset of the five then alluded to the full list.