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This will be a black eye on on our cause. Something that gets brought up routinely in news paper articles and things. It will need to be scrutinized, scrutinized again, and pointed out as being wrong and utterly reckless every time it's brought up. If we make excuses of blame external causes, we will look like fools.
As much as I hate Michigan's unconstitutional laws, I disagree with any idea that this is an example of a fault in the laws. This is an example of disobeying 1 of 4 very specific and unforgiving safety rules that have no room at all for error. With or without laws, a chambered gun tends to fire when the safety is depressed and the trigger is pulled.
Some may remember my ND, where my CZ52 fell on the ground, landed on the hammer, and shot me. That was faulty equipment, but I make no excuses about what happened and blame myself completely. I allowed a loaded gun to point at me, so it was my fault. I deserve ridicule for what happened, and I am lucky I wasn't cited by the police. There can be no excuses in this case either, especially in light of the fact it was 100% operator error.
I've said it before and now I'll say it again, WE NEED A DAMN THREAD OR ENTIRE FORUM SUBSECTION ON SAFETY! This site attracts people to guns that might not have any experience with them. This is dangerous if not handled properly.
I don't wanna die the next time some new gun owner doesn't understand how to keep his finger out of the trigger guard, or worse yet points it around recklessly. And we DON'T need another of these to happen. We need highly visible info on this. PLEASE MIKE AND JPIERCE!!! It's lives we're talking about, and perhaps legislation if enough @#$% ups happen. It might not be OCDO's responsibility to make this information clear, but at least it would make it easier for newcomers to get, and lessen any anti arguments that we're causing this sort of thing to happen. If the information is provided, and people ignore it, it will be as easy as blaming a drunk driver for drinking. If it isn't, we all get blamed.
This is also an example of why if you don't understand your gun, or if you don't understand the 4 rules, DON'T CARRY! Ask for help, and people here will eagerly step up to the plate to teach you.