SeaJ@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agoUnlocked, loaded guns more common among parents who give kids firearm lessonsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1297arrow-down114file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarePaintedSnail@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoI would suggest doing so anyway. If they come across a firearm by happenstance then they at least won’t panic and will know what to do to be safe.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoIt’s maybe not imaginable, but most people here don’t ever see a gun outside a museum or in the hands of military/police. First time I touched a gun was in America in a shooting range.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoRule 1 if you ever come across a gun: do not store it in the oven!
minus-squareMesophar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoCorrect! Modern guns are safer to store in the microwave! Be sure to set it to power level 60% for 5 minutes to properly remove any gunpowder residue after you finish using it for the day.
I would suggest doing so anyway. If they come across a firearm by happenstance then they at least won’t panic and will know what to do to be safe.
It’s maybe not imaginable, but most people here don’t ever see a gun outside a museum or in the hands of military/police.
First time I touched a gun was in America in a shooting range.
Rule 1 if you ever come across a gun: do not store it in the oven!
Correct! Modern guns are safer to store in the microwave! Be sure to set it to power level 60% for 5 minutes to properly remove any gunpowder residue after you finish using it for the day.