[geeks] gun control thoughts

[Bill Bradford]

On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 08:32:04PM -0600, Brian Dunbar wrote:
> Camp Pendleton, Infantry Training School - 1986.  Charlie company is
> learning the basics of patrolling.  My squad is heading out; across the
> way another squad clearing their weapons after coming back in.  I
> watched as a Marine is fiddling with his weapon, doing something that
> involves a lot of grunting and fooling with the bolt.  Slowly his M16
> went from the vertical slowly down until it was pointing in our
> direction.  Then BANG.
> Luckily we only had blanks  I _felt_ the jet of compressed air from the
> blank round strike me in the forehead.  I've been a firm believer in
> weapons safety after that.

I hope said Marine spent a LOT of time cleaning the head after that
incident.  a LOT of time.  a HUGE amount of time.  That's inexcusable.

Bill

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bill bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
austin, texas