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A defect like that is definitely a serious issue, and if at all prevalent in the series with the walker trigger, there should be a recall, regardless of cost to
by ntw1103 7y ago
A defect like that is definitely a serious issue, and if at all prevalent in the series with the walker trigger, there should be a recall, regardless of cost to Remmington. It looks like they did the correct recall for the later model.
What happene is horrendous, and sadly could have been prevented despite the malfunction.
1. Always keep a firearm pointed in a safe direction.(Never point a gun at something you don't intend to shoot/kill)*
2. Always treat every firearm as if it is loaded, and could fire, even after you have unloaded it.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire.
4. Don't let anyone near a gun who doesn't understand and comply with the above rules.
Those were the rules I was taught. some further explanation can and should be provided for each of those, but if you follow them, it protects against almost all accidental discharges, and keeps the intentional ones safer.
* Understanding what a safe direction means is critical.
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoIIUC, there is a saying in Russian theater: "Every ten years, an unloaded gun will fire. Every hundred years, a broomstick will fire." I think it means, be careful where you point everything, no matter how sure you are that it's unloaded.