UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES

In last month’s column, we discussed how violating the universal gun safety rules, specifically Rule 1 and Rule 2 (treat all guns as though they’re always loaded, and never point a gun at anything you’re not willing to destroy), can also lead to criminal prosecution and imprisonment. The column paused in the middle of discussing Rule 2, so I wanted to finish that discussion up before moving onto Rule 3.

RULE NO. 2, CONTINUED

Whenever you pick up a gun, it is pointed somewhere. You might not be purposefully pointing the gun, but, nevertheless—if it discharged—the bullet would strike where it’s pointed.