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
    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.