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Incidentally, in reference to the Lee Paige incident, part of the issue was that he told the person looking at the weapon what they were supposed to see: "Empty weapon, right? Empty weapon." People often see what they expect to see, and this person was no exception. The person apparently nodded and agreed with him that he was correct – without really looking.

If you insist on being among those ... errrrr, people ... who handle working firearms inside a classroom setting with no safe direction, and you think it is sufficient to ask somebody else to check your weapon, at least please exercise caution when asking them to check. Do not tell them what they see. Let them tell you what they see.

pax