Irregardless if we were prepaired for them or not, or if they listened or not, there should be an expectation that you know how to use the gear you bring if you

Irregardless if we were prepaired for them or not, or if they listened or not, there should be an expectation that you know how to use the gear you bring if you bring your own gear. It’s the equivalent of bringing a machine gun to a shooting range and spraying bullets all around you (missing everyone, but still causing a bad time for all involved) because you don’t even know how to hold it properly.