denwego
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I don't know if this be the forum for something like this, but as it's something which damages the public's perception of shooters, it seems appropriate.
My fiancée showed me these pictures of a friend's friend up in a section of unincorporated Utah County, Utah, during a recent day of shooting to let some folks who had never shot a gun before have some fun with shotguns and clay pigeons. After they had gone through the pigeons, they took some "group photos" to "remember the day," and then posted them up on Facebook with captions like It was a f--king massacre!
I was so appalled that I had to share this, knowing that someone is going to look at these pictures and have their preconceived anti-gun notions that gun owners are "childlike" and "irresponsible" be confirmed. And what's worse than that is the fact that these people had a genuine interest in learning to shoot, but the person who introduced them to it COMPLETELY ignored every tenet of gun safety I can think of, which has imprinted on them that this is how they should act normally. I mean, POINTING a shotgun at a PERSON for humor is beyond unacceptable, but while still at the range... if there's a situation where someone forgets to unload their gun, this is it, and the three people on the right ALL have their fingers in the guard. That guy on the ground skirted death in my opinion.
OK, I'm done venting my appalled-itude.
I don't know if this be the forum for something like this, but as it's something which damages the public's perception of shooters, it seems appropriate.
My fiancée showed me these pictures of a friend's friend up in a section of unincorporated Utah County, Utah, during a recent day of shooting to let some folks who had never shot a gun before have some fun with shotguns and clay pigeons. After they had gone through the pigeons, they took some "group photos" to "remember the day," and then posted them up on Facebook with captions like It was a f--king massacre!
I was so appalled that I had to share this, knowing that someone is going to look at these pictures and have their preconceived anti-gun notions that gun owners are "childlike" and "irresponsible" be confirmed. And what's worse than that is the fact that these people had a genuine interest in learning to shoot, but the person who introduced them to it COMPLETELY ignored every tenet of gun safety I can think of, which has imprinted on them that this is how they should act normally. I mean, POINTING a shotgun at a PERSON for humor is beyond unacceptable, but while still at the range... if there's a situation where someone forgets to unload their gun, this is it, and the three people on the right ALL have their fingers in the guard. That guy on the ground skirted death in my opinion.
OK, I'm done venting my appalled-itude.