He didn’t point it at anyone, or act irresponsibly. He had the scope on backwards and didn’t realize it. He wasn’t joking around or mocking weapon safety.
If anyone is, it’s the Marines and other detractors making fun at his expense that are treating firearm safety as a joke. Should they be relieved of duty?
His finger is in the trigger guard and there are casings from the gun.
One of the four rules of gun safety is be sure of your target and what’s beyond it. Having a backwards scope neglects that rule.
Sure, he is probably shooting into the ocean. But he doesn’t have a clear picture of an unlikely whale or human who might end up in his “crosshairs” (IIRC target would be smaller and he might not see) Because that violates one of the four pillars, it is acting irresponsibly.
Also, this was posted on the internet. So other people may try to do duplicate this
Firearms are a responsibility not a joke.
He didn’t point it at anyone, or act irresponsibly. He had the scope on backwards and didn’t realize it. He wasn’t joking around or mocking weapon safety.
If anyone is, it’s the Marines and other detractors making fun at his expense that are treating firearm safety as a joke. Should they be relieved of duty?
His finger is in the trigger guard and there are casings from the gun.
One of the four rules of gun safety is be sure of your target and what’s beyond it. Having a backwards scope neglects that rule.
Sure, he is probably shooting into the ocean. But he doesn’t have a clear picture of an unlikely whale or human who might end up in his “crosshairs” (IIRC target would be smaller and he might not see) Because that violates one of the four pillars, it is acting irresponsibly.
Also, this was posted on the internet. So other people may try to do duplicate this