Why not to use a gun to drill a hole

[DustyandLefty]

and remember two things...

Two of the things I learned in ROTC in the early 70's:

1) A gun is ALWAYS loaded. Never ever believe it is empty.
2) A bullet will travel a very long way.

#1 wouldn't have helped in this sad case, but point #2 might have caused him to think first.

D&L

[cabinetman]

That's right. I don't think it's been published, but I know I haven't seen the "Idiot's guide to gun ownership".

Ed

Well Ed, you're probably wrong about it not being published. He found a copy somewhere. That's got to be the book he read.
.

[Hellrazor]

IMHO anyone purchasing a gun for any reason should be required to take a class on gun safety first. Far too many kids die or are seriously injured by idiots that leave guns around the home.

Do you need a license or a class in order to have a kid in the first place? You can't teach common sense..

Too many kids die because they are forgotten in a car seat..
Too many kids die because people lose track of them and they get hit by a car..
Too many kids die because they fall into an unsecured swimming pool..

Are there any required classes for that?

I have a problem when guns and the gun industry are blamed for an inviduals lack of common sense. Do we blame knife manufacturers? Do we blame car seat manufactures? Do we blame the pool manufactures? How about beer manufacturers? Little Johnny never would have drank that beer if it wasn't for brand XYZ. One of these years the blame will be passed back to the individual who caused the problem, instead of some scapegoat.

Not to mention the fact that our media sensationalizes everything..

[Hellrazor]

That's true. And taking a test for a driver's license won't keep you from getting drunk, and getting behind the wheel. But you still need to pass a test to get a driver's license. I don't know how anyone could argue that taking a test to own a gun isn't a good thing.

I will.. you don't need to pass a test to buy a car and drive it illegally. Did you pass a test to buy the knife set in your kitchen? How many people die a year from unlicensed drivers and knives? hmmmm....

[greencat]

When I read the title of the thread I thought it was a story about a modern Artist using bullet holes in wood working instead of driling holes. Sad and stupid story.

[Ed62]

I have a problem when guns and the gun industry are blamed

Unless I missed something, I don't think anyone here is blaming the gun industry, or guns themselves.

I will.. you don't need to pass a test to buy a car and drive it illegally. Did you pass a test to buy the knife set in your kitchen? How many people die a year from unlicensed drivers and knives? hmmmm....

I don't have anything at all against gun ownership. But I just don't understand why you think a test is not a good idea, unless you have a problem with our government getting too big (which it very well could be already). But the above quote has nothing to do with what Paul proposed (the test).

Safety, pertaining to gun ownership, saves lives. At the very least, it reduces the number of deaths due to someone handling a gun, who has no idea about gun safety.

Ed