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Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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13. A gun with a safety ...

Reply to mark67 (Reply #12)

Sun May 1, 2016, 01:53 AM

May 2016

... is still not safe if it is handled unsafely. "I thought the safety was on" is right next to "I didn't think it was loaded" as an excuse for unsafe handling.

If your friend is that much of an idiot, a mechanical safety won't help.

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