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Sorry, but I agree with Flint on this one…there are many times that my firearms are not loaded, so the statement “The gun is always loaded� is wrong. I’m pretty sure every gun at sometime in its life is unloaded…certainly during the manufacturing process.

Now if the statement is “All firearms should be treated as if they are loaded� then we are getting closer to reality, and I personally believe that’s the intent of the statement.

But the reality is even that rule doesn’t apply all the time. How many of you were in the military and trained with blanks? Did you aim your weapon at the OP-FORCE folks and pull the trigger? I remember having bayonet practice with a live opponent and my weapon was certainly pointed at him many times during the exercise. But that wouldn’t have happened if everyone assumed all weapons must be treated as if they were loaded. The same is true for many LEO training exercises. How about all those shootem-up adventure movies we all watch? Have you ever taken a weapons retention class? The list of situations where the statement may not apply is rather lengthy.

As I said, I agree with the intent of the statement, but as I believe Flint was alluding to, it certainly isn’t an absolute.

In the final analysis, your brain is the ultimate safety. Engage it, and everything else will fall into place.