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Gun Safety
Here are the four gun safety rules that every responsible gun owner should follow without fail.
Always treat all firearms as if they were loaded.
Never allow the muzzle of any firearm to point at anything you are not willing to destroy.
Never put your finger near the trigger until you are ready to fire.
Do not depend on any mechanical device for safety!
This article is probably going to resonate with most legal gun owners in America. If you live somewhere else in the world they should resonate with you as well. Guns that are handled irresponsibly can kill. Let me say that again so we are crystal clear. Guns that are handled irresponsibly can kill.
Now, why am I writing this article? I want to remind gun owners that guns handled recklessly without understanding and following the 4 cardinal rules of gun safety can result in serious bodily injury or death.
In recent news actor, Aleck Baldwin and Gutierrez Reed were charged with 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter after the fatal shooting of Haylna Hutchins on the set of Rust.
In the above-referenced hyperlink to the story the following was said and I quote. “Review of available law enforcement reports showed no compelling demonstration that the firearm was intentionally loaded with live ammunition…
