Gun safety is everyone's responsibility, period.
If you are handling a firearm it is your responsibility. The #1 rule is assume every firearm is loaded and #2 is don't point it at anything you don't want to destroy.
First thing anyone should do when handed any firearm is visibly confirm it is not loaded by looking in the chamber.
And yes it is easy for even someone with no firearms experience to tell the difference between a blank and a live round. A blank has no bullet on the end, live rounds do.
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He may not have been the most negligent but he absolutely was negligent and partly responsible for the event
I wish I could like this post 1,000,000 times. Excellent post.
I've been around firearms all my life, first my father taught me & my sister and then I took classes for my pistol permit. From the beginning it has been about using the weapon safely first, last and always.
The #1 rule is the weapon is loaded until you check it personally to see that it isn't. And if you don't know how to check it, leave it alone & find someone who does. #2 don't ever point a firearm at anyone/anything you don't intend to shoot at, not even as a "joke".
This incident may have been the result of poor instruction, poor learning or a combination of both. It does not relieve anyone of responsibility for their actions.
