I think you're being a bit over-cautious.longtooth wrote:Some things should never be staged just because they are irresponsible. If it is staged the actors border on irresponsible to the same degree as the actors if it is not staged.
Every movie, every stage production, every firearms and/or self-defense training video that shows both safe and unsafe gun usage, takes certain precautions.
Do you know that the "ATF" guy is holding an actual firearm? If it is an actual firearm, do you know what safety precautions have been taken? Do you consider them less adequate than the safety precautions taken on movie sets every day of the year?
C'mon, lighten up. It's obviously a staged photo, designed to poke fun at the ATF and their poor knowledge of firearms. Most of us here could recreate the same photo in perfect safety.
The mantras of gun safety are good things. But there are times that we know a gun truly is unloaded, at which point it's nothing more than a short club. At such time, feel free to point it at your head for a silly photo, if you wish.
Kevin