Which is why this happened. Hollywood thinks they are "special" and above the rules that apply to everyone else handling a firearm whether it taking it out of the safe to clean it, at a store, at the range, or on duty. The point is they are not above the rules. Had they followed the 12 golden rules we wouldn't be having this discussion.
That means actors and anyone handling a firearm are given training on the mechanical function of the guns, how to load/unload, and do a safety check.
Something that is driven home in every defensive shooting class, every CCW class, every hunters ed class is that ultimately the person who pulls the trigger is the person who bears responsibility for what comes out of the barrel.
He wasn't handed a gun made of plastic. He was handed a functional firearm and it should have been treated as such and checked by him. Just about all of the 12 golden rules of firearms safety were violated in this situation. Had they been followed everyone today.
Always treat the gun as loaded.
Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
Always keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to shoot.
Always keep the gun unloaded until you are ready to use it.
Never point the gun at anything you don't intend to destroy.
Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
Learn the mechanical and handling characteristics of the gun you are using.
Always use proper Ammunition.
Be sure the barrel is clear of obstructions before loading and shooting.
If your gun fails to fire when the trigger is pulled, hold your shooting position for several seconds; then with the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, carefully unload the gun.
Don't rely on the gun's safety to keep it from firing.
Be aware of your surroundings when handling guns so you don't trip or lose your balance and accidentally point and/or fire the gun at anyone or anything.
Haven't seen it that bad here in St. Louis other than sports drinks and juice. Neither of which we really buy that often. I've just noticed those spots have a sign about "sorry we're working on trying to find more supplies".
But I've pretty much in "if we open one, we buy one...or two". Like this week I opened a new can of shaving cream so I bought a two pack. We opened a 40lbs bag of dog food so we bought another one. Same with laundry detergent. This was the first week I bought detergent since Feb 2020. I remember being on a P&G investor call and them saying 17,000 household goods would be effected in Feb of 2020. I went out and bought a year's supply of all our cleaning supplies right then and there. It's only been recently that we ran out of things like scrubbing bubbles and laundry soap from that purchase.
It's been hard to judge what our "average grocery bill" is now. It used to be $68 per week +/- $3 like clockwork. The reason being I'm more apt that if I see something just buying it. It was starting to get up to $120 per week, but that was also buying stuff when we saw it to stock up on. Like seafood was on sale a few weeks ago and I bought $80 worth that will last in the rotation for 3 - 4 months.
Thing is we're pretty well stocked up at this point and I've switched to Aldi's for the weekly stuff. So the past two weeks the grocery bill has been under $50. Hell this week it was $12 as I bought a couple gallons of milk, bread, and a couple snacks.
Makes me want to mandate the reading of the Protocols of Zion even if it was bullshit drivel for historical reasons. Along with the fascists' manifesto, Mussolini's auto-biography, Mein Kampf along side Das Capital.
Same people who want to eliminate To Kill a Mockingbird and Tom Sawyer from school libraries.
That's not how public figure works in defamation cases. If the press printing about you and an incident is what made someone "famous/infamous" doesn't count when it comes to slander/liable. You had to be well known BEFORE a story is posted to count as a public figure.
If a majority of state legislatures can vote to overturn any federal law. State legislatures can pass a resolution of no confidence in the federal government. 26 states approving such a resolution dissolves the federal government triggering a snap election in 60 days. No one currently holding office or appointed by current government is allowed to run in the snap election and all appointees are removed after the election.
There shall be no standing army of the United States. States provide military forces and must give permissions by state legislature to deploy outside of US. Any declaration of war must be approved by 2/3 of state legislatures.
Intersex is an actual medical condition & genetic disorder. You can give someone a DNA test to determine it.