A woman who lives at the home thought trespassers were on her property, authorities said. Her boyfriend was arrested in connection with the shooting.
    • unmagical@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      It’s way more than just trigger discipline. There’s the traditional rules of course:

      • Never point your gun at something you do not intend to kill
      • Be sure of your target and what’s beyond
      • Trigger discipline

      But there’s also reasonable shit beyond the 5 basic rules:

      • Don’t willingly put yourself in a situation where use of a gun may be warranted.
      • Property isn’t worth killing over, especially in situations where you had to go out of your way to put yourself in perceived danger to protect it.
      • Don’t block in the person you are trying to convince to leave.
      • People with guns commit more acts of violence than those who don’t. Owning a gun is an irresponsible choice. There are more and there are less responsible gun owners, but owning a gun puts you and those around at a greater risk of violence. When all you have is a hammer …
        • unmagical@lemmy.ml
          4·
          2 months ago

          There are 5 basic rules for guns:

          • Treat every gun as if it were loaded.
          • Always point your gun in a safe direction.
          • Never point your gun at anything you don’t intend to shoot.
          • Keep your finger off the trigger until you’re ready to shoot.
          • Be sure of your target and what’s beyond.

          What I posted was a subset of the five then alluded to the full list.