If you own a firearm, making sure unauthorized people can't access that firearm is your number one responsibility - especially if you have small children. Vincent Shelby learned this lesson in the most excruciating way on June 2, 2021, when his 2-year-old son found his loaded handgun near the television and shot himself in the head with it. Joliet Police Department officers … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Illinois Man Kills Girlfriend While Posing With Handgun
21-year-old A’Meyah T. Brewton died when her boyfriend, 20-year-old Isaiah Cole shot her in the head while the couple posed for selfies in front of a mirror on September 13, 2020. Assistant State’s Attorney Robert Money said Cole was high on marijuana when he racked the slide to eject the round from the chamber, removed the magazine from his pistol and then re-inserted the … [Read more...]
Nunavut MLA Calvin Pedersen Wants Firearm Safety Training Taught in Schools
On March 11, 2021, Nunavut MLA Calvin Pedersen recommended that firearm safety, wilderness survival and first aid be taught in all Nunavut schools. (View PDF) “Mr. Speaker, we live in the north and guns are a common feature in our daily lives,” said Mr. Pedersen. “Firearm safety awareness is possibly more critical for northerners than learning how to drive a car. Knowing … [Read more...]
Darwin Award Winner Shoots Off His Own Testicles
If you don’t want to shoot off your testicles, pay attention to the four cardinal rules of firearm safety: Rule #1: Treat every firearm as loaded until you prove otherwise. Rule #2: Keep your firearm pointed in the safest possible direction at all times. Rule #3: Keep your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard until you are ready to shoot. Rule #4: … [Read more...]
Joe Biden: America’s Gun Salesman of the Month for January 2021
Democrat American presidents are great gun salesmen. Newly sworn in Joe Biden is no exception according to data released by the FBI. In January 2021, over 4.3 million background checks were initiated by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check (NCIS) system, the highest total ever, making Joe Biden America's 'Gun Salesman of the Month' for January … [Read more...]
Zurlon Tipton and Gun Safety’s Basic Yet Very Hard Lessons
There is no middle ground when it comes to handling firearms. You either do it properly or terrible things happen. Basic gun safety means following some very simple rules. Break those rules and bad things happen. Sometimes those bad things even happen to you. That's precisely the case with former Indianapolis Colts running back Zurlon Tipton, who managed to kill himself … [Read more...]
Profound Stupidity Has Consequences (Imagine That!)
Human beings are amazing creatures. We’re creative, astounding beings most of the time. However, there are times when the Gene Pool needs cleaning and in those moments our genetic code’s self-correcting mechanism is extremely powerful. Take, for example, the case of an unnamed Michigan man who decided to teach his girlfriend all about firearm safety. He told her all three … [Read more...]
William Rood: Firearm Safety Must Come First
If you're going to stick a gun in your pants you better know how to remove it safely! That's a lesson William Rood of Elizabethton, Tennessee, won't soon forget, I'm sure. William carried a .25 calibre Beretta pistol (prohibited in Canada, of course) in his front pants pocket. As he got undressed on the evening of January 12, 2014, he failed to deal with his handgun … [Read more...]
What to do if the RCMP Calls You on the Phone About Your Firearms License
It has come to my attention that the RCMP may or may not be phoning people who have firearms licenses expiring within the next 12 months. I’ve heard of at least one individual who says they have been contacted on the telephone by someone claiming to be from the RCMP and that person demanded all kinds of personal information from them. NOTE You are under NO OBLIGATION to … [Read more...]