A CCW Gun: A Story of Dumb and Dumber.

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Anyone else have any Einstein Award Candidates we need to hear about?

Not so much for CCW, but for hunting....sure! Ran into a guy who was trying to load shells into a pump action shotgun backwards (brass first)....he wasn't having too much luck, didn't speak much English, and I quickly walked (O.K, so I ran) out of that area as fast as I could.
Ran into a group of immigrants (again, very leeetle English) that were shooting at just about anything that flew on opening day of duck season. Guns weren't plugged and I suspect that they were using lead shot as well. After I watched in disgust as they dropped thier 12th wood duck (and never bothered to retrieve it!), I left. As I was packing up in the parking area, cursing the fact that the DNR is never where they should be, a dark green truck with a gold seal on the door pulled into the parking area. I just about tripped over myself trying to show him where to go, and told him make sure his ticket book was full and his pen had plenty of ink!
Was in a Kmart store (back in the early 80's, when they still sold guns), and I guy came in asking for a box of 7mm ammo. The clerk tried to sell him some 7mm Mag. Guy said he didn't think it was a magnum, as it was 'an old army gun". Clerk said "It don't matter....all 7mm are the same". I intervened and told him to have is gun checked out by a gunsmith to determine proper caliber before buying any ammo.
I didn't grow up in a 'gun culture', per se.....I lived in the city, but my relatives lived in more rural areas, and they had .22s, deer rifles, and shotguns (no handguns). Firearms were considered 'tools', similar to an ax or a shovel. There was always a rifle or shotgun handy in case some critter decided to raid the garden or the hen house.

Personally, I enjoy shooting and have always considered it my 'civic duty' to shoot as often as possible!