What gets me is you hear reports of people hurting/killing themselves while cleaning their weapon or by not knowing the gun is loaded.
Hello? Why would anyone clean a loaded weapon? Don't you know to check the chamber?
That one has always mystified me as well. I've tried countless times to visualize how you begin the cleaning process without emptying the weapon first. Or for that matter, why a round would even be in the chamber at any point other than high-alert time. Seems that most of these incidents are either semi-auto pistols or hunting rifles, and those are the two categories that common sense dictates should never have a round in the chamber unless use is imminent. Even some police and military groups insist on a clear handgun chamber when not in certain circumstances.
It just baffles me that people can be so
stoopid with a firearm. In many cases it's probably the same Einsteins who text while driving or smoke when pumping gas.
