Being British I've only handled a handgun once, and a Kalashnikov (AK47) with a sniper scope just once too. The first when I was a lad and the second as part of training. We also did night training in a huge forest, but the ammunition was only blank.
I do remember being told to keep the trigger finger alongside the guard and not inside, as a sudden shock or surprise could make the trigger finger press and expend a round, which is why there are so many tragedies.
It's interesting line breaks and a double 'the' as well as the omission technique…
Thank you, Alan. It's a whole different thing when people are taught the rules about guns–like always treat them as loaded and never point them at something you don't intend to kill
November 20th, 2020 at 2:02 am
in the dark
the sound
gun’s safety
—DAVID OATES
Being British I've only handled a handgun once, and a Kalashnikov (AK47) with a sniper scope just once too. The first when I was a lad and the second as part of training. We also did night training in a huge forest, but the ammunition was only blank.
I do remember being told to keep the trigger finger alongside the guard and not inside, as a sudden shock or surprise could make the trigger finger press and expend a round, which is why there are so many tragedies.
It's interesting line breaks and a double 'the' as well as the omission technique…
i.e.
in the dark
the sound
[of the] gun’s safety
Excellently unsettling! :-)
warm regards,
Alan
March 29th, 2021 at 5:42 am
Thank you, Alan. It's a whole different thing when people are taught the rules about guns–like always treat them as loaded and never point them at something you don't intend to kill
Best,
David