I no longer attend gun shows, not only due to the executed STUPIDITY I read about here, but also due to the morons who I see capable of such idiocy.
The incident with the expert checking the .40 cal? That moron should be arrested and dealt with properly, like a public flogging and flaying. Sounds like a poster child for HCI. The cop who is checking the Berreta? Yes, it was entirely his fault. He was squeezing the trigger, no one other. Discharging in a public building without double checking the chamber, idiot. Should be stripped of his badge for the simple reason he is to deal with them every day and an accident with deadly force will play the same, intentional or not.
For the record I own several firearms and enjoy their ownership, as well as haivng intentions of owning more of them, but I will not permit myself to be in the vicinity of too many people I do not trust, although I support a concealed carry law in IL. Weird contradiction, or is it sorta like I enjoy my beer but getting around too many people drinking can lead to bad results? I will not train knives around people I do not know and trust, nor do I enjoy being around people with firearms I see no evidence of similar responsibility.
In any case, Fever, you done good man. Congrats on quick thinking as well as the willingness to head into potential trouble, someone nearby discharging and another guy yelling "i've been shot!"
The incident with the expert checking the .40 cal? That moron should be arrested and dealt with properly, like a public flogging and flaying. Sounds like a poster child for HCI. The cop who is checking the Berreta? Yes, it was entirely his fault. He was squeezing the trigger, no one other. Discharging in a public building without double checking the chamber, idiot. Should be stripped of his badge for the simple reason he is to deal with them every day and an accident with deadly force will play the same, intentional or not.
For the record I own several firearms and enjoy their ownership, as well as haivng intentions of owning more of them, but I will not permit myself to be in the vicinity of too many people I do not trust, although I support a concealed carry law in IL. Weird contradiction, or is it sorta like I enjoy my beer but getting around too many people drinking can lead to bad results? I will not train knives around people I do not know and trust, nor do I enjoy being around people with firearms I see no evidence of similar responsibility.
In any case, Fever, you done good man. Congrats on quick thinking as well as the willingness to head into potential trouble, someone nearby discharging and another guy yelling "i've been shot!"
