The four rules
Rule one shouldn’t be so literal. I mean, if all guns were always loaded, I’d never have to reload. And think of the money I’d save on ammo!
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August 10th, 2016 at 6:35 pm
No, what the 1st rule is saying is you treat them mentally as IF they were loaded, and thus the next three apply.
August 10th, 2016 at 7:38 pm
Roughly what Deaf said. As I originally learned them it was “Treat all guns as if they’re loaded.” Over they years, it got shortened to “All guns are always loaded” or “There’s no such thing as an unloaded gun.” The idea is to never treated them as unloaded and be wrong.
August 10th, 2016 at 11:33 pm
Agree, the rule as stated is not true.I prefer “Clear the weapon.” That way, you don’t assume anything, and the admonition makes sense.
August 11th, 2016 at 12:10 am
>I prefer “Clear the weapon.” That way, you
>don’t assume anything, and the admonition
>makes sense.”
Unfortunately, to me, the admonition to simply clear the weapon allows for unsafe weapon handling after the weapon is cleared, e.g. being less careful with muzzle direction or even using it in FoF training as in this case.
I think one good thing about the “Always treat as if it is loaded” admonition is that it reminds you to still follow the #@^! safety rules even if you are *positive* the gun is unloaded. Even if one is doing dry-firing practice, still point at a backstop that will safely stop the bullet if the gun goes off, watch the muzzle direction, finger off the trigger until ready to pull it, et cetera. And no using actual firearms in force-on-force roleplaying, even if cleared, unless unambiguously mechanically deactivated in a way that is visually confirmable by anyone standing around (and even then, don’t; get an Airsoft or a blue gun).
I once engaged in a lengthy online debate with someone who INSISTED that it was OK to muzzle people with a gun he was looking at in the gun store, as long as he had cleared it and he had his hand over the muzzle. Apparently he thought that he had bulletproof hands, was infallible, or some combination of both.