spellcheckman's Blog

As Bob Stepanich reports, hunting "accidents" are increasing.  Seems the deer are coming out on top against the humans in this hunting thing going on.

And rightfully so.  Stupidity has no limits.  Take a gun or hunting class, or even a conceal and carry class, and you'll quickly realize there is no such thing as an accident. 

Guns malfunction all the time, but it is no accident that they kill.  Drop them on the floor, yes, they will go off.  Don't put yourself in a position to drop them, secure them.  Put them under your car seat and brake real hard and watch them fly all over the car.  Store them pointing at you, or within reach of an 8 year old. 

Put them in your purse, your pant pocket, whatever, and try to grab them real quick, by the trigger and see what happens.  That kid shot himself last week in his car in the upper thigh "adjusting" his gun.  Hilarious!  

Put your finger on the trigger when you have your target in sight.  Other than that, put your finger on the frame of the gun.

Hunters kill each other ALL the time.  "Oh I thought he was a deer!"  People don't look anything like a deer, even the humans wearing the puffy white tail hats!   Those hunters need to apply for the NFL school of officiating, instant replay division.  Because even with instant replay, and time to review, and ask your buddies, they still can't get it right.   Those mistaken identities aren't accidents,  even if the humans were  wearing a 4 legged deer outfit and got shot it wouldn't be an accident. 

Bottom line, a gun is a tool, as is a welder or acetylene torch, used wrong, without the safety rules, or by the untrained, and there will be a bit of grief.

Signs don't seem to work either.  Columbine, Omaha Mall, Post Offices, Virginia Tech, all had signs for the criminals NOT to bring their guns.   They might work great for the law abiding, but the spree shooters know they won't be stopped in such a venue, until they take out as many as they intended to.