[Normy]

My dad did that exact thing in the fall of 1981. He wasn't wearing a hat, the 20 gauge shotgun that he'd bought for my 9 year old brother simply went off when he gently set the butt gently down on the ground.

-The gun was some off-brand single-shot from Brazil that he had purchased at K-mart in Michigan. The safety was too loose, as was the trigger.

Hello?

Trust me, the gun was destroyed soon after! I shudder to think what would have happened had the barrel been pointed a few inches another way. I would have lost my father at 15.....

Instead, he is still happily inflicting damage to golf courses today, at age 69. I'm proud of him and I love him!

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-There are two morals of this story:

1. Gun safety is everything! If you aren't careful, you aren't just killing "you", you are killing "you" to several dozen people. While you owe nothing to yourself, you owe a HELL of a lot to them! Guns are small powerful devices, not unlike our Porsches. Only, instead of filling a garage, they only fill your hand. DON'T be fooled by the small size- these will kill you dead quick! Take guns seriously. My dad did, but he let his attention lapse ONE time; he was lucky!

2. BUY QUALITY EQUIPMENT!!!!! I suspect that I'm preaching to the quire by saying this to Porsche owners. But it is real damn easy to buy a cheap gun. Makarov, or several other handguns, along with the cheap Brazilian shotgun that almost killed my dad! The reassuring notion that the gun came from the big retailer K-mart can lul you into a sense of security; Nothing could be further from the truth! Buy name brand guns that you've researched online, and buy them from reputable dealers.


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