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2010-03-09 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2010-03-09 18:24|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 There are no excuses. It doesn't matter if it's a black powder rifle or a Class III. When you pick up a weapon, you check it. Always. Always. Always. I have NEVER found one of my guns loaded and I can't remember loading it. It doesn't not matter WHAT you are doing, you bloody check the thing.

If you fail to do that, then you are NOT a responsible gun owner.

Posted by Silentbrick 2010-03-09 19:38|| 2010-03-09 19:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Well AC, there's them that has and them that will. Not smart to not check when he had the rifle at home but it's not like he could pull back the bolt and check the chamber. At least it was pointed in a safe direction.

The only way to check a blackpowder rifle is to run a ramrod down the barrel and check the length it goes. Even firing a cap while pointing in a safe direction (in the field) won't work if you have a bad charge.

Looks like he found a way to demonstrate his statement on firearm safety on the Oregon Trail.

Posted by tipover 2010-03-09 19:38|| 2010-03-09 19:38|| Front Page Top

#3 It's simple Dwain. First you put in a measured amount of this black powder stuff...

And a minie-ball, if the map was hit. If I was demonstrating a gun like this and had no intention of it firing, I would use black pepper or something.

Posted by Free Radical 2010-03-09 21:55|| 2010-03-09 21:55|| Front Page Top

#4 was he charged? because anyone else would be. Also remember the cop in Pittsburgh that shot himself in the leg while talking too a class?

Posted by chris 2010-03-09 22:34|| 2010-03-09 22:34|| Front Page Top

#5 "Holy criminy, you just shot the map," the student said.

Holy criminy?

Oh, yeah - this is Montana. They say things like that.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-03-09 22:57|| 2010-03-09 22:57|| Front Page Top

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