Re: home alarm systems are for sissys

["Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

If you can blame farts and missing homework on the dog, why not gunshot too?

"tourman" <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> RHC: Neither of these were true "accidents". Why would any trained
> person lay a loaded, cocked shotgun on the ground with the safety
> off ?  Why would anyone leave a loaded pistol on a table with a round
> in the chamber and quite possibly the safety off (depending upon the
> model) ?  No...in both cases, these where negligent acts by the gun
> owner, and he has no one but himself to blame....both were clear
> violations of basic safety rules of safe gun handling !!
>
> I would go so far as to suggest there is no virtually no such thing as
> a true gun "accident"....only negligent actions on the part of someone
>
>
> On Nov 1, 5:49 pm, "Just Looking" <nos...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Don't forget the incident the other day where the dog shot his owner.
> > Even man's best friend is no better than the Vice President.
> >
> > http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=animals_oddities&id=5735041
> >
> > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291687,00.html
> >
> > "Beachcomber" <inva...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >
> > news:472a2c10.6664796@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> > > >While I live in Canada, and have to abide with untold useless
firearms
> > > >restrictions, one of the things that Canada does well is mandate safe
> > > >storage and safe training and use. If I were to be at all critical
> > > >about the situation in the USA, it would be the far too casual
> > > >attitude that most gun owners take towards safe handling and storage
> > > >of their guns. Enjoy your guns (as do I) but remember, they are a
> > > >tool. Like a poisonous snake, they require careful handling, but can
> > > >be easily handled safely with proper training. But forget the rules
> > > >for one second, and they can turn and "bite" you just as easily.
> >
> > > >I suggest you also give some thought to other far more effective
> > > >things you can do to build up your home defenses.
> >
> > > Good points.
> >
> > > Around here (Oregon & SW Washington), lots of people have guns to
> > > protect their homes.
> >
> > > The problem is, often the wrong people get access to the guns and bad
> > > things happen.  This can be a distraught spouse, a psycho intruder, or
> > > even your own child.
> >
> > > The "bad things happen" incidents easily occur with a much greater
> > > frequency than the "homeower shoots intruder and protects his family"
> > > incidents.  Not that this is any reason to ban guns or impose sever
> > > restrictions, though.   The reality of an armed population is a fact
> > > of life, however.
> >
> > > Suprisingly, this has even happened on more than one occasion to
> > > members of law enforcement agencies (who you think should know better)
> > > in situations where their curious kids found the household gun storage
> > > place and wound up shooting themselves, their little sister, or the
> > > neighbors kid.
> >
> > > Beachcomber
>
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