Safety Rules--How many GET it?

[Double Naught Spy]

In each case of an inadvertent shot causing death or injury, it seems the two huge causes, irrespective of the NRA excellent published safety rules.

Are safe direction, pressing the trigger!

IPSC and IDPA seem to fail the "safe direction" with alarming consistency. There is simply no way for a shooter to actually know a direction is safe when the shooter points his/her gun over the berms and backstops.

 

[Eagle0711]

These rules cannot be over emphasised. It's easy to get complacent. I admit to having two NDs in almost 50 years of shooting. No one was even close to beind hurt, but it was MY FAULT. Strangely enough it was 1911s both times. Not the guns fault.

I know of some famous gun folks who have had NDs. Please don't think that it can't happen to you.