A Wake-Up Call...

[Edward Tinker]

I always, always check the weapon for rounds. At some point i quit being so 'careful'... not sure why, I don't shoot much anymore. But a couple of years back, I had a friend over and I was showing him my M1 Carbine and he checked the chamber, I had marked the magazine with red tape to show it had rounds in it.

Very embarrassed - I knew better and as Marc and others said, we simply have to never forget...

[rhuff]

I can't speak for others, but as I have aged, I am appalled at the brain fade that is occurring. I absolutely have to maintain rituals when handling guns to be SURE EACH TIME that things are correct. I keep a few loaded handguns in my house. I live alone and don't have young children visitors.....if I did, those guns would go into the safe before the visitors arrived. A handgun is safety checked when it is picked up just to be sure I didn't do something dumb and then forgot it. So far, so good!!

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

...I had marked the magazine with red tape to show it had rounds in it.

"The Park Is Mine!" starring Tommy Lee Jones, great flic. Red = live rounds, yellow = blanks.