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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Unintentional discharges happen. If you work with firearms enough, it's going to happen one day.

Initially I brushed this off, but the more I thought about it then more it’s possible. The thing I was missing is that an accidental discharge could happen at the range with the gun pointed in a safe direction aimed at something you intend to destroy. It’s not just about accidental discharges when people are being stupid (using a gun as a flashlight because that’s where you have a flashlight mounted).