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Post by fkaJimmySee on Nov 23, 2020 21:37:43 GMT -5
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Tequila Rob
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Post by Tequila Rob on Nov 23, 2020 21:50:36 GMT -5
Sad story indeed....roofers falling off of roofs, chain saw accidents by arborist...and certainly people accidentally shooting themselves...
all it takes sometimes is a distraction, or a lack of concentration for a second and disaster!..
I climbed up on roofs for 30 years...had some close calls...
I feel lucky
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Post by Mfitz804 on Nov 23, 2020 21:57:42 GMT -5
That’s terrible.
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Post by Ricketi on Nov 23, 2020 22:24:33 GMT -5
Just goes to show you if you get careless it can be costly. Tragic!
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Post by FlyonNylon on Nov 23, 2020 22:35:18 GMT -5
Super sad but can totally see it. Condition zero rifle, places butt of firearm outside ground blind to steady self while getting up causing barrel to sweep chest, inadvertently results in activation of trigger due to it catching on *something*.
Seems like a good guy, RIP.
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Post by rdr on Nov 24, 2020 10:19:18 GMT -5
We made a rule in our club to not chamber a round until in your stand, and to remove prior to climbing out. I always comply, knowing what a klutz I am.
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Post by gato on Nov 24, 2020 10:26:37 GMT -5
Just goes to show you if you get careless it can be costly. Tragic! Parachutes and firearms. Do-overs are not part of the landscape. |
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Nov 24, 2020 11:07:09 GMT -5
There are so many things we do/use in life that require constant vigilance. As soon as you get complacent, they rear up and bite you in the arse. My dad always taught us that guns are always loaded, even when not. I have enormous respect for the damage they can do.
We had the same thing spending a huge amount of time on the Mississippi....you need to respect the river and its power.
I'm new to chainsaws, but I feel the same way with them...you have to be constantly aware of what you're doing and not be distracted by stuff around you.
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Post by Seldom Seen on Nov 24, 2020 11:27:40 GMT -5
Add to the list: Crossing/climbing fences unless you can hand the firearm to someone else before you cross.
When I was a lad our family lost an uncle to a firearm mishap. His buddy neglected to unload before getting into the truck. His deer rifle has been my deer rifle ever since I was old enough to hunt big game.
A very good friend of mine quit hunting altogether after blowing a hole in the top of his hunting buddy’s truck. I think alcohol and herbs were involved. He’s since given up both.
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Post by Leftee on Nov 24, 2020 11:40:43 GMT -5
Poor gun safety habits kill hunters every year. So needless.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Nov 24, 2020 23:27:29 GMT -5
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Post by rickyguitar on Nov 25, 2020 2:19:06 GMT -5
Some pastimes are very unforgiving of mistakes. Sad story.
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Post by Larry Madsen on Nov 25, 2020 9:18:03 GMT -5
Firearms are incredibly dangerous.
The instant one forgets that fact or becomes complacent is the instant very bad things may well occur.
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Post by jhawkr on Nov 25, 2020 10:34:27 GMT -5
Experienced swimmers drown. Experienced motorcyclists crash and die. Experienced mountain climbers fall to their deaths. Equestrians fall from their horses and become quadriplegics. Name your sporting enterprise and you’ll have a fair share of accidents to go along with it. 💩happens.
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hilltop87
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Post by hilltop87 on Nov 25, 2020 10:58:07 GMT -5
I almost got killed pheasant hunting when I was in high school. One of my buddies convinced us to bring his younger brother. He claimed the kid knew what he was doing.
We were working a corn field and flushed up a couple. Out of the corner of my left eye I see this dumb kid swinging his shot gun around. My instincts took over and I ducked.
The buckshot went right over me so close that I could feel it.
He would have blown my head off. I got up walked over and screamed in his face. I never hunted with him or his brother ever again.
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