Safety Tip: Keep Your Gun Pointed in a, um, Safe Direction

14 Responses to Safety Tip: Keep Your Gun Pointed in a, um, Safe Direction

1. Ralph says:

   February 3, 2012 at 15:58

   A simple adjustment of windage and elevation will fix that.

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   • bontai Joe says:

     February 3, 2012 at 16:19

     Yep, looks to be about 3″ low and 3″ to the right.

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2. Rabbi says:

   February 3, 2012 at 16:12

   Navy Safety Center…Shirley you jest! Stop calling me Shirley!

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3. Don says:

   February 3, 2012 at 16:21

   It just went off!

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4. Don says:

   February 3, 2012 at 16:27

   I frequently dry practice pointed at my safe…..this may not be dry enough.

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5. SCS says:

   February 3, 2012 at 16:46

   Looks exactly like my safe sans bullet hole (oops).

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6. Accur81 says:

   February 3, 2012 at 16:55

   Forget the combination again?

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7. JS III says:

   February 3, 2012 at 17:48

   This Guy commented on this over @TFL. Claimed the 1911 style gun went off JUST from pressing the mag release with no trigger contact.

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8. Derek says:

   February 3, 2012 at 17:59

   “He had been clearing some pistols after a trip to the range, he wrote, and “forgot one small step.”

   Huh? What step in what process? The process of emptying your gun? What “step” in clearing your gun involves pulling the trigger? Keeping your booger hook off the bang switch isn’t exactly a “small step”.

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   • Kahless1984 says:

     February 3, 2012 at 19:38

     “Booger hook off the bang switch”

     ^
     This!
     I was seriously laughing out loud!!

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9. Thomas Ridgway says:

   February 3, 2012 at 21:06

   Hilarious to see this here, as we have these posted above our urinals at my command.

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10. Tom says:

    February 3, 2012 at 21:53

    Navy Danger Center.

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11. supton says:

    February 4, 2012 at 10:39

    Well, it was pointed in a safe direction, for whatever issue it was. Maybe he was stupid and pulled the trigger; or maybe it was a malfunction. Perfect reminder though about the four rules, and why they need to be reviewed periodically.

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12. David Whitsell says:

    April 15, 2012 at 02:26

    An accidental discharge involving the DoD? Who would have thought? Ever here of the term/phrase – “G.I. Proof”?

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