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Your statement is something akin to "who needs daily code testing, just get programmers who can, you know, program". It's dumb. Systematic measures to reduce

Your statement is something akin to "who needs daily code testing, just get programmers who can, you know, program". It's dumb. Systematic measures to reduce problems are wise.

Karunamon 10y ago
Until such time as those "systematic measures" actually compromise the ability of people to do their job. Carrying a weapon implies the possibility that it will need to be used at a moment's notice, and it's a hell of a lot quicker to flip a safety off than reload. These measures could wind up with someone dead. I agree with the GP - if accidental discharges where that much a problem, then the problem is poor firearms discipline, something that can be trained and drilled into people. These are better called NDs (negligent discharges), and they're called "negligent" for a reason: the shooter was doing something horribly wrong. NDs will get you kicked out of recreational ranges in this country at a minimum. It can also be a ticketable or jailable offense. Firearms discipline 101 basically breaks down to keeping your finger out of the trigger guard until you intend on shooting something, and possibly the weapon on safe (depending on situation). Hardly unreasonable or "unachievable" as another put it. If the guards are incapable of this one simple thing, something that recreational shooters are held to a high standard on, they should be replaced with people who can.
- openasocket 10y ago
  > Carrying a weapon implies the possibility that it will need to be used at a moment's notice These positions are largely ceremonial, an incident requiring them to use their weapon will happen less than once a decade. Also, Recreational shooters aren't holding a rifle 8 hours a day every day for years at a time. The increased amount of time combined with the monotony of the job dramatically increases the risk of mistakes. Ultimately the odds of there being an incident which requires the guard to be able to start firing immediately is less than the odds of accidental discharge.

Your statement is something akin to "who needs daily code testing, just get programmers who can, you know, program". It's dumb. Systematic measures to reduce problems are wise.

Karunamon 10y ago

Until such time as those "systematic measures" actually compromise the ability of people to do their job. Carrying a weapon implies the possibility that it will need to be used at a moment's notice, and it's a hell of a lot quicker to flip a safety off than reload. These measures could wind up with someone dead. I agree with the GP - if accidental discharges where that much a problem, then the problem is poor firearms discipline, something that can be trained and drilled into people. These are better called NDs (negligent discharges), and they're called "negligent" for a reason: the shooter was doing something horribly wrong. NDs will get you kicked out of recreational ranges in this country at a minimum. It can also be a ticketable or jailable offense. Firearms discipline 101 basically breaks down to keeping your finger out of the trigger guard until you intend on shooting something, and possibly the weapon on safe (depending on situation). Hardly unreasonable or "unachievable" as another put it. If the guards are incapable of this one simple thing, something that recreational shooters are held to a high standard on, they should be replaced with people who can.

openasocket 10y ago
> Carrying a weapon implies the possibility that it will need to be used at a moment's notice These positions are largely ceremonial, an incident requiring them to use their weapon will happen less than once a decade. Also, Recreational shooters aren't holding a rifle 8 hours a day every day for years at a time. The increased amount of time combined with the monotony of the job dramatically increases the risk of mistakes. Ultimately the odds of there being an incident which requires the guard to be able to start firing immediately is less than the odds of accidental discharge.