How To Be An Irresponsible Gun Owner: Just Be Like This Guy

By James England

BENTON, MISSOURI — A concealed carrier volunteering for a 4-H project at a local Missouri school was charged with the unlawful use of a firearm and child endangerment after he drew his pistol and used the butt of it to nail in a thumb tack into a wooden plaque inside an elementary school.

We’ve discussed plenty of times that a firearm is a tool — but it’s not that type of tool. More importantly, the level of dumb in this sequence of events shows a blatant disregard for the safety of the gun owner and potentially children and staff in the nearby area.

As KSPR 33 reported, it’s illegal to carry a gun into an elementary school without express permission of the school — something this concealed carrier did not have prior to this event.

This is a great way to not only lose your permit but potentially hurt or harm yourself or others. This is the antithesis of what we try to demonstrate with responsible concealed carry practices.

Modern firearms and pistols are made with some pretty good safety mechanisms built in to prevent negligent discharge but that’s not an invitation to go experimenting in the midst of children and school …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation