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Unread 05-27-2016, 12:21 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by DavidJayUden View Post
... check a handgun every time he picks one up or one is handed to him, regardless.
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Yup, that's the way I learned it back in 1966. I remember the instructor's description of how, after his son had asked to handle a rifle, he'd listen for the sound of the action's being opened from the next room. If he didn't hear it, he'd go in and relieve the kid of the gun and tell him "Maybe next time." I don't think it would take more than once or twice to instill this habit in anyone. These days, of course, we need to be our own fathers! Personally checking is the key, heavy on the "regardless".
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