I told him the good news. The Smith doesn't HAVE a hammer! Ta-da!
He was doing show and tell with an older inlaw that had spent 30 years in the Royal Navy. Before handing it to the Faulklands vet he un-magazined it and checked the chamber to be sure it was empty.
And good thing, too.
Just because you are a 30 year military veteran doesn't mean you won't muzzle every thing you can see in a matter of 2 seconds. So a training timeout was called and the two went over the safety brief together one more time for the first time.
I mean, I am sure their are plenty of longtime .mil folks that haven't even touched a pistol. Especially things like Snipes, which this guy was. Or, if you had, you were in the British service where gun safety consciousness and culture might be different.
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And here is a former 5-Star pointing a revolver RIGHT at another's guy's belly. 60 years ago or so. At least he has the cylinder swung out, so, safe enough, if not best practices
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And here is a former 5-Star pointing a revolver RIGHT at another's guy's belly. 60 years ago or so. At least he has the cylinder swung out, so, safe enough, if not best practices
My late father spent ten years in the Royal Navy, and more than fifteen years as a reservist (received a Good Conduct Medal, to commmemorate what he called "25 years undetected crime":)).
ReplyDeleteHe was a seaman, with secondary specialisations in damage control (firefighter) and Quarters Armourer (smallarms instructor).
Your post echoes one of his observations, that the most terrifying thing in all the world was a matelot with a rifle.
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