I am new here and getting a feel for the lay of the land. IMHO it is one of the best laid back forums that has any activity that I've seen in a long time. Something happened yesterday that bugged the heck out of me and I had to share it somewhere.
I stopped in a local military surplus store to pick up some .30 cal ammo boxes. Since I'm starting to reload buckshot shotgun shells, I found myself needing more containers. $15.00 each for good ones was in line with market prices and I like to support local places, so I stopped in to get some.
As I approached the counter, there was a pudgy younger guy talking to one of the owners who is also fairly young. Mid 30's? They were discussing the components on a tactical AR and how to dress one up to be like one of the common high end tactical models. The owner handed it to the other guy who was admiring it and came close to sweeping me with the barrel. I am a stickler for barrel discipline. I chided him and said "Hey, keep an eye on the barrel."
He responded "It's unloaded." and turned the rifle to show the ejection port and further explained "And my finger's off the trigger." while looking at me like I was some clueless moron. I shook my head in disbelief and let it drop. I hate using the label but it was a millenial with a tacticool rifle and gear but with little clue about firearm responsibility.
Poor discipline around firearms leads to complacency and that leads to accidents. I have a hole in our well house ceiling that came from complacency. When we screw up, we must learn from our mistakes and I leave it there as a reminder of my own complacency.
Sorry for the semi rant. It just bugged the heck out of me.