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Re: the worst gun cleaning accident. beyond imagination.
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2011, 03:58:25 PM »
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Re: the worst gun cleaning accident. beyond imagination.
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2011, 04:24:26 PM »
Following the 5-rules of gun ownership, such accidents would not occur, period
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Re: the worst gun cleaning accident. beyond imagination.
« Reply #18 on: December 21, 2011, 05:25:26 PM »
It is unreasonable to expect a dog to understand the "five rules of gun ownership".

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Re: the worst gun cleaning accident. beyond imagination.
« Reply #19 on: December 21, 2011, 05:31:35 PM »
It's even more unreasonable to expect that this has anything to do with the dog.     :o   
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Re: the worst gun cleaning accident. beyond imagination.
« Reply #20 on: December 21, 2011, 06:49:20 PM »
"it does not take a major amount of skill to unload one."

You wouldn't think so but I had to show a police officer how to open up a Ruger Super Blackhawk revolver, and check it. I didn't comment, but I couldn't believe it.

I had one police officer who called another police officer to unload one of my Rugers one time.

He proceeded to chew her out after he arrived because 1) she had no reason to stop me and 2) she was an idiot.
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Re: the worst gun cleaning accident. beyond imagination.
« Reply #21 on: December 21, 2011, 06:51:42 PM »
It is a pretty good bet that unloading a gun is not done by pulling the trigger.

Not unloading it, but one of my handguns requires you to pull the trigger to release the slide and open it for cleaning. Without pulling the trigger, the spring will hold the slide in place. Needless to say, you should make sure it's unloaded before doing this...
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Re: the worst gun cleaning accident. beyond imagination.
« Reply #22 on: December 21, 2011, 06:58:00 PM »
  This is a muzzle loading rifle.

   It can be unloaded without firing but that is difficult.

     Most muzzle loader owners just fire it, but firing into the air is a bad habit.

  This accident is unusual but it isn't a first.

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Re: the worst gun cleaning accident. beyond imagination.
« Reply #23 on: December 21, 2011, 07:06:53 PM »
As Plane accurately states, its a VERY bad babit to simply fire it into the air.  Rule#4 : Know your target and what is beyond.  This accident should have never happened.  Can't say the same about the dog shooting a gun that was left alone, when he inadvertantly jumped on it
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