Safety, Safety, Safety

[Urban Fox Control London 8]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8515712.stm

[tomburras 2,730]

keep your gun pointed down - isnt that normal common sense?

Edited February 15, 2010 by tomburras

[mattydski 560]

I feel for the family.

 

2 children have no father and a wife has no husband.

 

Instinct is very difficult to overcome, even when you know better.

 

I hope all involved can come to terms with their actions.

[Urban Fox Control London 8]

Very sad indeed for all concerned.

 

You would have thought that the safety brief would have drilled in the constant checking of safety catches and safe arks.

 

When I was in the Army doing live fire exercises, the safety catch was the most important thing on the rifle.

 

It was hammered home to us from day 1 week 1.

 

I don't know if the Police's firearms training is as strict and intensive as the British Army.

 

Even now, the first thing I do whenever I pick up a firearm, even if I know it is clear, I always check the safety catch, cock, hook and look.

 

SAFETY CATCH, COCK, HOOK AND LOOK

[black lab 3]

Accidents do happen, it's the one's thats left behind that suffer, my heart go's out to both family's involved, there has been a gun tragedy in my family's past and it bring's back very sad memory's, as the post said Safety should be on your mind all the time.