Thread: A reflection and a reminder - Unsafe act

This thread has been quite an interesting read, it never hurts to be reminded of the importance of safety when using firearms, and it’s important to have the confidence to call out sloppy behaviour too and not just do the kiwi thing of biting ones tongue.

When taking new people out it can be surprisingly easy for things like that to happen.

One thing I find works well is to have them read the arms code (or at least the seven basic rules and their explanations) prior to going in the field.
Whether or not someone is or isn’t keen to do their homework helps to screen out the ones that are all talk and no walk.

It doesn’t circumvent the need to still keep an eye on them and supervise, but it does help to set a tone of safety first and saves a lot of explaining in the field. They also tend to ask better questions having done some reading.