Pax,
I think this is one of those "failure to communicate" issues.
You are really missing my point. I am not saying that it is safe to point the gun after checking it is clear.
I am saying that IT IS NEVER SAFE TO ASSUME A GUN IS NOT LOADED.
I don't care about other peoples posts. I assume that even after I have checked a gun it is still a potential danger, even when I KNOW it is not loaded. It is a habit. It keeps me from shooting people or things. Sometimes what you KNOW and what is ACTUAL don't happen to coincide. Years of experience have taught me to constantly question my certainties.
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All guns are loaded (until you've checked the gun, then you can do something stupid with it)
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This may be what other people think but it is not what the rule states. I'm a pretty technical guy. I follow rules to the letter. I do not employ my "interpretation" if I don't have to.
Always assume a gun is loaded. Pretty simple. If you do anything else, you're not following the rule. Even after checking thrice that a gun is unloaded, I follow that rule. The other rules are backup for stupid people.
Once again, I grew up with guns. I learned this lesson at the age of 9. It is sacrosanct.
Maybe you should be arguing that people that alter rule #1 are the problem?