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There is a friend of mine who thinks he knows everything about guns because one of his old friends owned basically an arsenal of sigs, springfield armory and other expensve guns. He talks about how much he knows, but apparently he knows nothing. The other day I finally let him handle my bersa with regret (I usually never let anyone handle it, ever). Nothing went off, and there was no accident, but it burns in the back of my skull just how bad it could have been. I unloaded it before I handed it to him, and he just snatched up the clipped and tried to chamber a round on a gun he had never worked before because he knows everything about every gun apparently. While trying to chamber a round he was pointing it directly at his dog. I told him to watch where he was pointing it, so he turns and starts pointing it directly at another guys head who was in the room with us. He tries to chamber the round at this moment before I can stop him, and doesnt even pull the slide back far enough to chamber it, and it jams. He proceeds to try to unjam it while still pointing it at this guy while I am telling him over and over to point it up toward the ceiling. Finally, I grabbed the slide, pointed it toward the ceiling, and pulled on the outside of the trigger guard to get enough pressure to keep the slide back, and manuevered it out of his hand. He actually said "just point it at me, I don't care, its notgonna go off". I then, pointed it in a safe direction, unloaded it, and left as soon as I could because I was so furious at his stupidity. And yes, I say stupidity because he thinks he knows so f***ing much, when all he knows is what expensive guns are supposed to be nice, but nothing about gun safety. The worst part is he claims to know about it, and refuses to listen to me when I tell him what he actually needs to be doing. I have tried numerous times to tell him what he needs to do,and that is the only time he has held my bersa, and best believe the last. He keeps asking me when I am going to take him to the range and challenging that he can have better acuracy than me even though he hasnt shot in years, and I shoot every few weeks. He will never be seen shooting with me, you can bet on that.I just dont understand these people. Do they want to become a statistic. I just cant get the thought out of my mind that someone could have been shot because of my one moment of weakness in my trust with him handling it. I feel it is more my fault than anyones. Just needed to vent...it bothers me so much, I dont think anyone but me, my dad, and my girlfriend (who was patient enough and eager enough to learn each and every detail that my dad and I taught her about gun safety will be allowed to ever handle any of my guns anymore, loaded or unloaded. This is a friend I hang out with on a regular basis, but this one situation has led me to completely avoid his phonecalls because it makes me realize how ignorant he is.
I guess my overall message is here, is be aware of who you let handle them. I know we all know this, but until you see the potential disaster that I was staring at yesterday, sometimes it is hard to fathom. If someone is willing to learn and implement the safety standards that are set, its a whole nother game, but some people should never be allowed to hold a gun. I feel stupid for ever letting him hold it. BE SAFE guys! Don't make my mistake that could have ended up way worse.
There is a friend of mine who thinks he knows everything about guns because one of his old friends owned basically an arsenal of sigs, springfield armory and other expensve guns. He talks about how much he knows, but apparently he knows nothing. The other day I finally let him handle my bersa with regret (I usually never let anyone handle it, ever). Nothing went off, and there was no accident, but it burns in the back of my skull just how bad it could have been. I unloaded it before I handed it to him, and he just snatched up the clipped and tried to chamber a round on a gun he had never worked before because he knows everything about every gun apparently. While trying to chamber a round he was pointing it directly at his dog. I told him to watch where he was pointing it, so he turns and starts pointing it directly at another guys head who was in the room with us. He tries to chamber the round at this moment before I can stop him, and doesnt even pull the slide back far enough to chamber it, and it jams. He proceeds to try to unjam it while still pointing it at this guy while I am telling him over and over to point it up toward the ceiling. Finally, I grabbed the slide, pointed it toward the ceiling, and pulled on the outside of the trigger guard to get enough pressure to keep the slide back, and manuevered it out of his hand. He actually said "just point it at me, I don't care, its notgonna go off". I then, pointed it in a safe direction, unloaded it, and left as soon as I could because I was so furious at his stupidity. And yes, I say stupidity because he thinks he knows so f***ing much, when all he knows is what expensive guns are supposed to be nice, but nothing about gun safety. The worst part is he claims to know about it, and refuses to listen to me when I tell him what he actually needs to be doing. I have tried numerous times to tell him what he needs to do,and that is the only time he has held my bersa, and best believe the last. He keeps asking me when I am going to take him to the range and challenging that he can have better acuracy than me even though he hasnt shot in years, and I shoot every few weeks. He will never be seen shooting with me, you can bet on that.I just dont understand these people. Do they want to become a statistic. I just cant get the thought out of my mind that someone could have been shot because of my one moment of weakness in my trust with him handling it. I feel it is more my fault than anyones. Just needed to vent...it bothers me so much, I dont think anyone but me, my dad, and my girlfriend (who was patient enough and eager enough to learn each and every detail that my dad and I taught her about gun safety will be allowed to ever handle any of my guns anymore, loaded or unloaded. This is a friend I hang out with on a regular basis, but this one situation has led me to completely avoid his phonecalls because it makes me realize how ignorant he is.
I guess my overall message is here, is be aware of who you let handle them. I know we all know this, but until you see the potential disaster that I was staring at yesterday, sometimes it is hard to fathom. If someone is willing to learn and implement the safety standards that are set, its a whole nother game, but some people should never be allowed to hold a gun. I feel stupid for ever letting him hold it. BE SAFE guys! Don't make my mistake that could have ended up way worse.
