(July 6, 2021 at 10:13 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Fireworks might be more inherently dangerous than a gun. They aren’t tight little machines with varying degrees of minimal tolerance before they fail to operate. They’re bundles of powder with a fuse made by the lowest bidder somewhere far far away. Last time I got mortars one exploded in the tube and cracked the blocks the tube was recessed into. Never had a rifle explode as I was loading it.
That is not the point.
The point is human ignorance, arrogance, narcissism, regardless of topic. Humans far to often get complacent in their daily lives, and simply assume since something didn't go wrong with whatever for a period, nothing bad will ever go wrong.
No, a gun cant explode on it's own. But one can become complacent and falsely assume it isn't loaded when it is, and pull the trigger. Or they can leave it out and their kid gets a hold of it. I see that as no different than speeding and tailgating and passing on dividing lines on roads driving in on coming traffic. Getting away with something once, or for a period, doesn't mean you can't make a fatal mistake ever. It only takes once.
