Explain this...

[Cbrider]

So can anyone else who knows something about guns explain to me why you would EVER have a gun loaded to clean it, much less have it loaded in your house?

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[1averagejoe]

Either he really hated her or he was a dumb ass for not checking to make sure it wasn't loaded.

Besides the point...that's sad.

[Cbrider]

It is sad.

I have shot a lot of guns and I can guarantee that there is no way I could clean a shotgun w/o noticing the RED shell in the chamber....I honestly don't know how you miss this.

[doppelgaenger]

Anyone who cleans a gun with a loaded chamber deserves the outcome.

Edit: Oh. I just read the story.

Any guy stupid enough to not check the chamber before cleaning a gun, and accidentally kills his wife, deserves to go to prison for life.

[Illusional]

i guess in idaho there really isn't much to do, but watch potatoes grow or kill your wife.

raverboy

[Gribble]

There is no reason to keep a gun loaded around the house. It's stupid and irresponsible.

The above illustrates why I'm for stricter gun control. I don't think the average man, or at least the slightly below average man, is competent enough to own a weapon.

Some folks love to point out how this crime or that could have been prevented if only someone had had a gun. How many more lives would be lost if idiots like that could strap heat to their hips and strut about town?

[Cbrider]

Man, the more I think about it, the more ridiculous the situation must have been. Shotguns are extremely deadly at close range, but close means CLOSE. How in the world did a 4 foot long firearm get pointed at someone, much less in their general direction? I just can't grasp how you could NOT know its loaded and how it was close enough/pointed at a person and killed them?

Illusional, you should come visit sometime, we could go shoot whistle pigs.

[1averagejoe]

I don't think there's anything wrong with a loaded gun in a house as long as there are no kids. If there are kids it should be stored in a gun safe.

My dad had two loaded guns in the house but they were always kept in a safe and I almost never saw them. Only time I saw one was when we thought there was someone breaking into our house.

[Gribble]

CB, if they were both inside a house that was close enough range to kill. Plus you don't know if the gun was loaded with shot or a slug.

[Cbrider]

CB, if they were both inside a house that was close enough range to kill. Plus you don't know if the gun was loaded with shot or a slug.

I guess it depends on a lot of factors as to what range its deadly. It doesn't matter whether is was loaded with shot or a slug, it was still LOADED.

AJ, I can understand a loaded handgun, its the shotgun here that boggles me, lol.

[Gigabitch]

Guns don't kill people. ****ing idiots kill people.

Rule #1: Don't clean your gun in the house.

I'm with Gribble. Gun laws should be much more strict. but then, you guys know I think there should be all kinds of laws against idiots owning guns, driving cars, breeding, etc.

[IndiReloaded]

I don't enjoy guns but I know how to fire a rifle. Its a tool that demands respect. The #1 rule for ANY gun is never, EVER point it at someone unless you plan to use it. Loaded or not, b/c of exactly this reason. Accidents happen. Idiot.

[lovesjoyajm]

I'm with Gribble. Gun laws should be much more strict. but then, you guys know I think there should be all kinds of laws against idiots owning guns, driving cars, breeding, etc.

You were the one who pointed out that if they tightened gun laws, the law-abiding citizens would turn in their guns and the dangerous criminals would keep them, right?


That said, I think guns are stupid and unnecessary. I agree with Gribble - way more crimes would be prevented by taking guns away, than by providing more guns.