The Annoyed Man wrote:The Annoyed Man wrote:They're still flogging this dead chestnut?Must be a slow news day. Maybe they're worn out by trying to take down Trump and failing.
It's just that this "story" is maybe 5 or 6 years old by now......and it keeps cropping up at regular intervals. They keep trotting out the same "witnesses". BTW, it's Remington's 700, not Winchester's 70Jusme wrote:I didn't see the 60 minute piece, I haven't watched 60 minutes in years, so I can't comment on anything they aired. I do believe that there is still a contingent out there, who looks for anything to demonstrate how "dangerous" guns are. I mean, just think, if the family was sitting around the dinner table, and dad got his model 70 out and without touching the trigger killed a child eating his mashed potatoes.
If there were/are issues with the trigger/safety, on model 70s they should have gotten them fixed by now. If not then it needs to be addressed with recalls, or reimbursements. All of the incidents, that have been listed here, involved guns which were pointed in a safe direction (with the possible exception of the Suburban) Which is one the most basic firearms handling rules. JMHO
Got to reading too fast or typing too fast and then just stayed with my thought flow, I guess. Or maybe it was the awesome model 70 Stainless, 30.06 I saw at a pawn shop Saturday, that almost followed me home. (I can still hear it whimpering, so I may see if it is still there later this week and give it a forever home.)
