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Man officiating a wedding in Nebraska accidentally shot his 12-year-old grandson during the ceremony, police say (www.cnn.com)

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[–] shalafi 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I roll my own black powder and shotgun shells. All this guy did was press a fresh primer in the case, dump some black powder in it and cap it with glue. This is a perfectly reasonable way to create a loud and smokey blank. It's also perfectly safe to fire such a thing in the air. (Someone who has never heard of a starter pistol will grief me. Or, I suppose someone will want to argue hot glue ballistics.)

But he committed at least 2 unforgivable sins, presumably because he wasn't treating it like a "real" gun. 1) He let the muzzle point at someone. 2) Had his finger on the trigger.

Unforgivable. The idea of safety rules is not simply knowing and regurgitating them. The idea is to practice them until they're reflex. If I had my druthers, fuck around and get your guns pulled.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek 1 points 11 months ago

Interesting. Thanks for your perspective.