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As they were ostensibly visiting from Sweden, you are likely right, not that it should really matter. More to the point for their benefit would have been a better trainer or even a basic safety course, or at the very LEAST a safety video that they MIGHT have paid attention to.

Very nice, glad to see another young lady being introduced to safe firearm usage. So, by Labor Day you'll have her with the Desert Eagle .50 cal? (kidding, kidding, kidding!!!!!!! )

I didn't know this gent, but my sympathies to his family and friends. It's always a shame when life gives us such a challenge that we feel this is the way to deal with it. I wish he had been more able to reach out for effective help. May he rest in peace.

" maybe the stitching won't hold up to 10 mile daily hikes with full packs of gear over the course of a year, but is anyone realistically doing that?" C'mon, everyone knows we all have sewing kits in our bug out bags, right? and if videogames have taught me anything,it's that in such a situation there'll be plenty of Hey, beats lugging around all that .223 ammo I wuz plannin ta pack up!

How's about we agree to agree?

You need to get some bird shot and take out hose doggone bees!

Okay, the recoil sent the muzzle up and left, but it's still in a safe zone. You are right, tho about the pointing it to the right shortly after that, and it did seem as if she still had her finger on the trigger. not good. But she IS new at this, hopefully she will learn. Before hurting someone. I agreed before that she ought to be using a smaller caliber. As I mentioned, I start out everyone with .22. And that he should have been assisting her in holding it.

A tragic accident. Regardless of assigning blame, even the Dad says it wasn't the firearm that did the killing, acknowledging his responsibility. After all is said and done, at this point, that's as much as anyone can ask of him. I doubt he's going to sleep well for a long time. No need to further berate the poor guy.

Barney Fife drill, I love it! I remember him on the show, taking the bullet out of his shirt pocket!

Well written, glad your wife is WELL prepared Israel, I believe, works with both men and women.

Cool idea, not so much on the execution. Guy needs a little more work on the logistics of the mechanics of it. As Bhunted mentions, trigger linking of some sort would really help. Better attachment together, bi-pod or tripod support, I give the guy credit for the effort, at least. Just think he should have worked out some more of the bugs before posting the video.

Look at how out of control the gun is. Okay, I watched it twice, and while I agree they don't have a firm grip, or well-locked elbows, I didn't see them completely lose control. Yes, they didn't maintain the two handed grip. Yes, the gun kicked up. And I always start out newbies with a .22, simply to get them used to the noise and recoil(not) or slide working. Yes, he ought to have braced them for the first shot or two with the "reach around", just to help them with the recoil. Looked like it could have been a .45 or more with that much kick. But, nowhere did I see the firearm pointing out of the down range. I did see them put it down on the table right away, pointing in the right direction. I didn't see either gal fire a second shot, so I don't know if the gun had only one shot in it or not. Obviously this fellow doesn't have much experience himself, I noticed he even seemed to be flinching a bit when the first gal was about to shoot, rather than reinforcing her stance. Let this guy get some more practice himself, THEN let him encourage others to try the sport. I give him at least a little kudos for that part of it, even if I agree he's not really ready to teach others YET. Just my opinion, worth about what you paid for it.

Thanks, that CLEARLY shows the difference between a quality piece and a knockoff or economical version. Grandpa used to tell me to buy the best I could get, for the best price I could find. Better than settling for inferior products, tho there are always exceptions. The hammer and combination wrenches and blanket I keep among the items stored in the trunk of my wife's car are not top quality, but decent. They won't fail during the limited use they will get, but there's not really a need to have Snap-on tools in there. Sears wrenches will easily suffice. My heat gun is a Harbor Freight 9.99 special. I use it once or twice a year, maybe 3. No need to drop 40 bucks on something like that in my case, but my 30 years ago I bought a Milwaukee Sawzall. Aside from brushes, an allen screw blade tightener and a new cord end, it still is all original.

"So then... in cases where "he yells are me and threatens me" is actually what's going on.... the abused needs to leave. Seek shelter elsewhere. A family member, a friend, a co-worker. If it can't be proven and the person feels threatened, they can make a decision to remove themselves from the environment. Yeah, that's puts a burden on them. No one said life was always fair." Wasn't there a gent on here a bit back who was told to find another profession when he wanted to protect himself with "justifiable need" being he was threatened? I do personally think the potential victims of abuse, like any American citizen, should be able to purchase protection in the form of firearms if that's their preference.

IF you are a woman, and IF the t-shirts are white, and IF you are under 50 years of age, and IF you have a garden hose, I have seen on some forums the phrase "This posting is useless without pictures ". Looking forward to responses!!

What percentage of ammo sales are from PDs? Are ammo companies going to absorb the losses, if they are significant? I'm sure they are pro 2A, but they may also be more concerned about their own IRA. On the face of it, I think your idea is great, but it may be a waste of time even approaching them, no?

That's what I have said for years about beer, good point!

Line forms to the left, I'll bring ammo.

+1 Well put.

If a smart gun was as smart as a "dumb" gun, and would work for a cop's partner, or a soldier's team members, I'd still want to be positive it had a failure rate lower than traditional mechanical firearms. At least if a laser or other add-on to a weapon fails, it still allows the use of it. Batteries die or go bad, electronics have a wide variety of different types of failures. Can you imagine if Windows 3.8 ran your revolver, or Windows 4.5 were the operating platform for your 45? Blue screen of death would take on a whole new meaning. What do you to to reboot, holster it for 30 seconds and let it restart? Yeah, ok,,,,,,,,,,,

Poor poor little blankity blanks, I have a bumper pool table I would like to donate. Or should I just load it into the back of my van and drive thru Newark till they grab my 2005 minivan and take off with it? Sheesh.

Here is my Eezy answer: Anyone who HAS a back, or walks ON the ground, gets denied PERMISSION to own a weapon. Gun, knife, hammer, shoestring, all would be denied under this "common sense anti violence" law. There, I've SOLVED the problem with today's society. Send your gratuity checks to the Fake Moon Landing Association, please. MIC DROP!!!!

I dunno, Clint Eastwood found being quiet worked out pretty well in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"! Thanx again.

Ohhh, yeah, you KNOW exactly what I mean! I tell ya, in a different society, boy oh boy,,,,,,Remember Ralph Kramden, what he'd say to HIS wife when he was mad,,,Bam, Zoom, to the moon!!!!!!!!!!

Terrific ad/statement!!