OK, you can argue that this kind of thing happens because the gun wasn’t properly holstered, or because the safety was off , or a round was in the chamber, or any other rule of “gun safety” was violated by an “idiot,” but here’s the thing. By definition, half the population are below the median in intelligence. Half the population is above the median in forgetfulness. Half are above median in carelessness. Many are preoccupied or distracted at any given time, and many are just bad people. And, all these are different categories of people, and the groups do not necessarily overlap. That’s a hell of a lot of people who fall into the “shouldn’t be handling dangerous weapons” category. And guns are inherently dangerous. No amount of “gun safety training” is going to make any difference because it’s just too damn many people with too damn many guns.
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