1. All guns are always loaded.
I understand the concept behind this. If you treated a gun like this all the time, would you disassemble a loaded gun prior to cleaning it? Would you hand a loaded gun to a gun enthusiast to inspect or for him/her to load and fire?
If you treated a gun like this all the time, would you disassemble a loaded gun prior to cleaning it?
Would you hand a loaded gun to a gun enthusiast to inspect or for him/her to load and fire?
I think OP means taking it the the logical extreme
1. All guns are always loaded.
When the Four Rules signs were painted at API/Gunsite Clint Smith painted "Treat all guns as always loaded." Cooper himself said the only caveat to Rule 1 is the one that you had unloaded and verified unloaded.
No, unload it then clean it. Four Rules apply and ensure that you have a safe backstop before unloading as all guns may discharge when loading or unloading (with no fingers involved).
Depends on the circumstances. Four Rules would always apply so it would not matter.
I think OP means taking it the the logical extreme. As in, would you take apart a gun that is loaded? Of course not. We check to make sure they aren't before we do, but, if we follow the rule directly as stated, even directly after checking the chamber it should still be treated as loaded and therefore unsafe to take apart.
I think that if someone doesn't understand the wisdom he was trying to impart maybe they aren't smart enough to own a gun.
I think that if someone doesn't understand the wisdom he was trying to impart maybe they aren't smart enough to own a gun.
^^^This!^^^
So Kirk are you still on the outs with RP?