Comments on: Gun safety http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/10/07/gun_safety/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:09:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Thibodeaux http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/10/07/gun_safety/comment-page-1/#comment-9355 Thibodeaux Fri, 08 Oct 2004 18:47:39 +0000 /?p=3901#comment-9355 Good advice. One size does not fit all. Good advice. One size does not fit all.

]]> By: Xrlq http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/10/07/gun_safety/comment-page-1/#comment-9335 Xrlq Fri, 08 Oct 2004 15:38:38 +0000 /?p=3901#comment-9335 I don't think there's one right way to store all of your guns. If you're like many multiple gun owners, some of your guns are for self-defense and others aren't. Store accordingly. I don’t think there’s one right way to store all of your guns. If you’re like many multiple gun owners, some of your guns are for self-defense and others aren’t. Store accordingly.

]]> By: Thibodeaux http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/10/07/gun_safety/comment-page-1/#comment-9327 Thibodeaux Fri, 08 Oct 2004 00:01:12 +0000 /?p=3901#comment-9327 Are you sure that by "locked" he meant the same thing you are thinking? <a href="http://www.sightm1911.com/Care/1911_conditions.htm">Cocked and locked</a> traditionally does NOT mean you have some kind of external device inside the trigger guard. Are you sure that by “locked” he meant the same thing you are thinking?

Cocked and locked traditionally does NOT mean you have some kind of external device inside the trigger guard.

]]> By: tgirsch http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/10/07/gun_safety/comment-page-1/#comment-9323 tgirsch Thu, 07 Oct 2004 19:58:01 +0000 /?p=3901#comment-9323 My friend's father (now deceased) used to say that the safest way to store a gun was "locked, cocked, and loaded." You can't pull the trigger without unlocking it first, but you can unlock it very quickly if you need to, and then you're 100% ready to fire. A determined enough bad guy is going to get past <i>whatever</i> lock you put in place, so your lock should simply be there to prevent accidental firing and to prevent children (or the casual bad guy) from being able to fire it. My friend’s father (now deceased) used to say that the safest way to store a gun was “locked, cocked, and loaded.” You can’t pull the trigger without unlocking it first, but you can unlock it very quickly if you need to, and then you’re 100% ready to fire.

A determined enough bad guy is going to get past whatever lock you put in place, so your lock should simply be there to prevent accidental firing and to prevent children (or the casual bad guy) from being able to fire it.

]]> By: markm http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/10/07/gun_safety/comment-page-1/#comment-9319 markm Thu, 07 Oct 2004 16:23:46 +0000 /?p=3901#comment-9319 And teach your kids to handle guns safely as soon as they are old enough to understand. Kids who've been taught properly don't have gun accidents. Until then, you do need some sort of lock - tots have amazing abilities at climbing to high shelves and unearthing things you thought well hidden in the closet. And teach your kids to handle guns safely as soon as they are old enough to understand. Kids who’ve been taught properly don’t have gun accidents. Until then, you do need some sort of lock – tots have amazing abilities at climbing to high shelves and unearthing things you thought well hidden in the closet.

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