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Mark54g · December 30, 2005, 10:18 AM

I had a discussion with a friend of mine about guns and safety in general. He believes that rule 1 applies in ANY condition of the firearm.
I politely tried to explain that there is little need to feel that the weapon is loaded after I have disassembled it and am HANDLING it in pieces (as in the barrel is off, the magazine is dropped, etc. He believes the frame (or any part with a trigger) should be believed to be loaded and not pointed at anything that you are not willing to destroy. While I would not point it at a person or animal (for fear of scaring them or developing bad habits), I think its not really relevant.
I understand that we should excersize as much care as possible, but isn't this taking things too far?

Any thoughts?

December 30, 2005, 10:18 AM	#1
Mark54g Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 1,265	Question about RULE 1 I had a discussion with a friend of mine about guns and safety in general. He believes that rule 1 applies in ANY condition of the firearm. I politely tried to explain that there is little need to feel that the weapon is loaded after I have disassembled it and am HANDLING it in pieces (as in the barrel is off, the magazine is dropped, etc. He believes the frame (or any part with a trigger) should be believed to be loaded and not pointed at anything that you are not willing to destroy. While I would not point it at a person or animal (for fear of scaring them or developing bad habits), I think its not really relevant. I understand that we should excersize as much care as possible, but isn't this taking things too far? Any thoughts?