A Lesson In Here Somewhere

[filkertom]

In this story about a man who, while teaching gun safety, shot himself, what gets me is not the circumstance, but his utterly clueless quote:

"It's an unfortunate accident," Toumey said. "I've always been very, very safe."

Isn't overconfidence the cause of many accidents? Goodness knows that's how I screw up. Reading this, all I can think of are jokes with punchlines like "Nope, no problem, I got i-", "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dis-", and "Hey, y'all! Watch this!"

Comments

And what about this list

[joshbrown.livejournal.com]

Things you don't want to hear from your apprentice

For that matter....

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

One of the all-time greats: Skippy's List (http://www.skippyslist.com/skippylist.html).

[jbrewer.livejournal.com]

When the revolution comes and I'm dictator, the breeding and firearms licenses will require an IQ test.....

[mneme]

Actually, it mostly reminds me of This
(true story; a lawyer "demonstrating" the strength of an office building's windows crashed through the window's glass to his death).

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Sounds like he forgot Rule One of safe firearms:

1. The weapon is always loaded, cocked, with no safety. Treat it that way. Unless the weapon is in pieces, or you can see the empty chamber with your own eyes, you treat a weapon as ready to fire.