I don’t remember how old I was the first time I shot a gun. I started with a BB gun and moved up to other calibers over the years. What I do remember is the gun safety I was taught from a young age.

The first three and most important gun safety rules are…

1.  EVERY TIME someone hands you a gun, you are personally responsible to make sure the gun is NOT loaded. (Even if you saw someone else check it.) That includes inspecting the clip and looking in the chamber in a semi-automatic and in the cylinder in a revolver.

2.  NEVER point a gun (even unloaded) at anything or anyone that you don’t want to shoot. 

3.  Do NOT put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to shoot. Some triggers are very sensitive and you could accidentally shoot someone if your finger is on the trigger.

To sum up 1 thru 3, you ALWAYS treat a gun as if it’s loaded.

During the Rittenhouse trial the jury heard the prosecutor speak about Rittenhouse’s handling of the gun, but then he proceeded to point the gun in the courtroom with has his finger on the trigger.

Did the Kyle Rittenhouse’s prosecutor make sure the gun was not loaded before he began pointing it around. No, he did not personally check it. Was the gun loaded? Probably not, but ask Alec Baldwin how it played out for his victims when it was assumed there was no ammunition in the gun he was handling on the movie set. (Rust shooting incident)

This prosecutor was doing what the Democrats do… try to use fear and intimidation rather than facts to win. Some people are saying he did not point the gun at people and others say he did. I don’t know, I wasn’t there. But there is another issue people are not considering. Can a bullet penetrate a wall and hit someone on the other side?

I found this article that addresses bullets going through walls. This article, (Will an AR-15 really shoot through the wall  and kill my kids?) states…

“Most common building materials these days, particularly in new homes and apartments, won’t stop any bullet.  If your kids are in the next room, even if there are a couple pieces of sheet rock between you and them, shooting in their direction puts them in danger.”

Are the courtroom walls thicker and safer than the average home? I don’t know. Does the prosecutor know? If it turned out that the gun was in fact loaded, and he shot through a wall, was anyone on the other side that would have gotten hit? Who knows. The fact is, his handling of the gun in the courtroom was reckless at best. He should have known better and if he didn’t, he needs to take a gun safety course himself.

If you are have never taken a gun safety course and want to get a gun to protect yourself (or have already own one). I would strongly recommend that you take a gun safety course and do research in determining the best gun for your family’s protection. 

Thank you for reading.

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