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#239053 - 01/10/12 05:33 PM compilation of shooting mishaps video
clearwater Offline
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Registered: 03/19/05
Posts: 1185
Loc: Channeled Scablands
Firearm safety.

Hope this hasn't been posted before.

The funny, the sad, and the outrageous.

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2012/jan/10/video-shooting-mishaps-compiled/

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#239056 - 01/10/12 05:51 PM Re: compilation of shooting mishaps video [Re: clearwater]
TeacherRO Offline
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Registered: 03/11/05
Posts: 2574
Ouch. Thanks for this. ouch.

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#239058 - 01/10/12 06:20 PM Re: compilation of shooting mishaps video [Re: clearwater]
airballrad Offline
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Registered: 10/22/07
Posts: 248
Loc: Gulf Coast Florida, USA
My shoulder hurts just watching this.

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#239074 - 01/10/12 11:15 PM Re: compilation of shooting mishaps video [Re: clearwater]
chaosmagnet Offline
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Registered: 12/03/09
Posts: 3842
Loc: USA
If you own a firearm, please be a good ambassador of the shooting sports and don't allow these things to happen to you or anyone around you. In particular, making women the butt of firearms jokes is a great way to turn them away from shooting.

When you see unsafe gun handling, find a non-confrontational way to put an end to it or leave the area.

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#239076 - 01/10/12 11:31 PM Re: compilation of shooting mishaps video [Re: chaosmagnet]
Russ Offline
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Registered: 06/02/06
Posts: 5357
Loc: SOCAL
continuing the [soapbox] Giving a new/young shooter a way too powerful firearm just to have fun at their expense when the recoil goes way wrong is not funny. It is just ruining a potential shooters day and as chaosmagnet stated, it "is a great way to turn them away from shooting."

Start new shooters with a .22LR rifle or pistol. Don't set them up to fail, make it fun for them. When you do move up to bigger calibers with more recoil, make sure they understand the forces and have good safe control of the firearm. [/soapbox]
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#239078 - 01/10/12 11:37 PM Re: compilation of shooting mishaps video [Re: chaosmagnet]
hikermor Offline
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Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
Rather appalling; quite a few examples of out of control pistol grip shotguns.
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#239749 - 01/20/12 04:14 PM Re: compilation of shooting mishaps video [Re: clearwater]
TeacherRO Offline
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Registered: 03/11/05
Posts: 2574
'What not to do' videos might be a good tool for teaching firearm safety.

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#239836 - 01/21/12 09:52 PM Re: compilation of shooting mishaps video [Re: clearwater]
ireckon Offline
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Registered: 04/01/10
Posts: 1629
Loc: Northern California
I've seen many of those videos. I'd say about 25% of the mishaps are faked. So, I consider the whole video to be a joke.

An honest gun mishaps video could be a good teaching tool for gun safety.
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#239847 - 01/22/12 12:52 AM Re: compilation of shooting mishaps video [Re: clearwater]
JBMat Offline
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Registered: 03/03/09
Posts: 745
Loc: NC
About the only one I found funny was the M2 barrel failure. Someone forgot to check headspace and timing.

The rest, especially the drunks - take away all weapons until they can learn proper handling. And the police officer should be put on meter maid duty.

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