Originally Posted by
Ryngo Blackratchet
I'm also from the US and am an avid gun owner. I have 9 firearms to my name, three of which I regularly take to the range and take my grouping quite seriously. I, of course, clean them as soon as I'm home before they make it back into the case. I load my own rounds for everything but the 12 gauge and have a small press/setup in the garage.
I refuse to dive into the debate about gun safety, however. Its sort of like getting a piss test for work. I know millions of people around the world have screwed up bad enough to make this mandatory, but to me it's just another hiccup we have to go through. Just like gun safety / laws. I've always had an extreme care and respect for firearms, ever since I shot my first one at 5 years old. To me, it was never a question of safety but more one of common sense. But as many have said, that's not always the case.
Just about anything in the hands of a careless/stupid person can be considered dangerous.