On Mar 24, 8:35 pm, Roger wrote:

3. ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.

My wife's is always ready to use. That is whey after sticking my

"Ready to use" is meant to be interpreted in context. A concealed
carry handgun is loaded because it may be used at any time. Therefore
it is being "used" as it is being carried.

Whenever you pick up a gun, immediately engage the safety, and, if the

And how pray tell do you do this with a model 12 trap gun or Glock
9mm?

The Glock safety is a trigger safety, period. The is no manual safety,
thus no safety to engage/disengage. So keep your damn finger off the
trigger and thereby avoid disengaging the safety.

Bottom line -- only point it at things you don't mind killing.

Minding and intending have little to do with each other.
If some one broke into our home in the middle of the night I would
deeply regret the resutls of my intentions.

No kidding. If you haven't worked through the scenarios beforehand,
you'll lose. The preps certainly have no compunction about offing you.

And ignore the old saw about "Dragging the body into the house." You
have heard of forensics?

Best plan is to determine the extent of legal use of deadly force in
your jurisdiction and then plan to that contingency.

Careful what you shoot at , it may shoot back.

Then be fast and accurate.

Don't try to lecture me on firearms, Roger. I have more ten times more
hours on ranges than you have hours in your Deb.

Dan Mc