Thread: Man who shot teen dead in hunting accident 22 years ago loses firearms licence bid

Originally Posted by Sidney

The first place to start, would be to refrain from categorising all as a totally avoidable category committed by certifiable idiots.

There are lots of idiots, but I am yet to discover one who actually thought they were trying to shoot a human. There are plenty who are still utterly baffled as to how they made such a dreadful mistake.

There are plenty more out there, who think that the only people who make those mistakes are certifiable, and by implication in thinking of themselves as being sane think its never going to happen to them. This prevents them from proactive systematic analysis of what they are doing, and an active consideration of how to avoid making those sort of mistakes.

Because of course they are not certifiable. But they are bloody dangerous.

@Sidney,

Fair summary of one take-home message of this thread. Pride before fall. Kick them or learn from them, can't do both.