My wife just said that after I read that to her.gorknoids wrote:Whatever happened to checking the weapon both before handing it over and when receiving/picking it up? Simple rules have simple reasons.
Quick Safety Story: My Dad and his friend Mike were together. Mike asked Dad to unload a gun. Mike watched him unload the gun and hand it to him. Then, upon being handed the firearm, Mike opened the action to check if it was loaded. Dad says "Why did you do that Mike, you just watched me unload it." Mike kindly responds, "I know, but it is just habit." Safety first; that was my first lesson and my fathers (we were introduced to guns via Mike and we are proud to say we had a good teacher).