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I went to Gander Mountain today with a friend to look at some 1911's. My friend kept looking at different guns and sweeping the muzzle across the clerks chest. I mentioned to him that it was pretty rude to point a gun at someone, even the clerk who just made sure the gun was unloaded, the only person that heard was my friend and the clerk, and I asked the clerk if he got tired of guns being pointed at him all the time? And he said sure, but it kind of comes with the job. Then my friend mentioned something to the clerk about buying the same gun on the internet and saving some money, and I whispered to him that's not very cool to come in and waste a clerks time then tell him you're going to buy the gun on the internet. Anyway when we got outside, my friend said he really wanted to kick my ass for embarrassing him in front of the salesman. He said the store was so crowded that he couldn't find a place to check out the sights without the barrel covering someone, and I suggested using the floor, the walls above everyone's head, or the ceiling or someplace other than at the clerk. He said well I've seen you do the same thing, and I said yes, sometimes I do cover a person with the muzzle while handing it to then after I've safety checked it, and I want him to say something when he catches me doing something like that, I never do it intenionally. I sure never mind being corrected. After all if he were to do that in a competition he'd could get a warning or be disqualified and he is wanting to get into competition, so I thought I was being helpful. I told him also to let me know if my finger slips into the trigger guard and call me out on that too (that's my big weakness). I had no problem keeping the guns pointed in a safe direction while checking out the sights and trigger pull and stuff. This guy is kind of new to buying guns in a shop, so I thought I was being helpful, but he said I came across as being kind of short and bossy, and I didn't mean to, just trying to offer some good advice. I always try and avoid sweeping the muzzle across the salesman or anyone else for that matter, no matter what condition the gun is in, slide open, closed, or with the cylinder open or closed. I might add this same fellow shot a hole through his wall last week after thinking he had unloaded it, he racked the slide THEN dropped the mag and pulled the trigger and boom.
Do you all think I should I have just shut up and let him do his thing, or should I have spoken up like I did and mention that he was being rude, and acting like he's never handled a gun in a store before?
I just figured with him being kind of a newbie to gun buying in stores (he buys most his guns 2nd hand), he would appreciate the advice, but I guess I really pissed him off.. We talked it over afterwards and made peace, but it still bothers me that I pissed off my friend that badly over common gun handling. Gun safety is very important to me, and I don't mind being corrected if I do something rude or dangerous, and I figured most people don't mind being corrected in what I thought was polite way. I was a bit tired so maybe I was short and bossy, but that was totally unintentional.
The guy wanted me to come and give him my advice on which 1911 to buy, So I didn't figure he'd care if I made a couple suggestions on his gun etiquette. I know people point guns at salesmen all the time, but I try and not do that, I think it's very rude and a sign of someone who doesn't know what they are doing, and apologise to the salesperson if I accidently cover him with the muzzle.
Do you all think I should I have just shut up and let him do his thing, or should I have spoken up like I did and mention that he was being rude, and acting like he's never handled a gun in a store before?
I just figured with him being kind of a newbie to gun buying in stores (he buys most his guns 2nd hand), he would appreciate the advice, but I guess I really pissed him off.. We talked it over afterwards and made peace, but it still bothers me that I pissed off my friend that badly over common gun handling. Gun safety is very important to me, and I don't mind being corrected if I do something rude or dangerous, and I figured most people don't mind being corrected in what I thought was polite way. I was a bit tired so maybe I was short and bossy, but that was totally unintentional.
The guy wanted me to come and give him my advice on which 1911 to buy, So I didn't figure he'd care if I made a couple suggestions on his gun etiquette. I know people point guns at salesmen all the time, but I try and not do that, I think it's very rude and a sign of someone who doesn't know what they are doing, and apologise to the salesperson if I accidently cover him with the muzzle.
? You mean a negligent discharge, right?
and stay back of the "sweeping" line.
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