What would you do if someone swung a muzzle at you?

[Bentwing]

Many years ago while I was attending Air Police School We had a numb scull in our flight. One day he pointed his M1 at me, in front of our DI, Told him don't do that again but he thought I was funnin and did it again,going bang bang. I came acroos with a horizontal butt stroke and broke his cheek bone and jaw. The DI took him to the hospital an swore he fell down stairs. Nothing was ever said to me about it, and I never saw the guy again.

 

[snowdog]

I was at a gun show in Mason Michigan this past year and had a yahoo sholder a shotgun and proceed to sweep the whole show settling on me about 10 feet away at the same booth he was visiting. I quickly stepped back and told him he should be carefun where he points a gun. He called me an "NRA type" and it's no big deal because the gun was empty. Then I lit him up and in a loud voice told him to never point a gun at anyone and put the gun down. I told him I have been the in the vacinity (within 10 feet and I have bad tinnitus in my right ear from a .270 going off in a cabin) of 2 accidental discharges of EMPTY Guns. He was real embarrassed as I received a small round of applause from other guys in the isle. He then proceeded to ask me where I lived & he would put me down. I told him if I gave him the information, the only person on the ground would be him. His buddy grabbed him and left. The experience ruined the show for me, and I had to look over my shoulder in the parking lot on the way out too. I did however pick up a pair of walnut Sanderson thumb rest grips for $85.00! :~) Regardless, someone points a gun at me and they hear about it!
Stonecove

All I have to say is thanks. I wish there were more gun owners like you in Michigan then that other idiot. Unfortunately, I don't think that's the case. Every year I have a close call on my own property, due to idiots like just like that guy at the gun show. Some people just don't care about other people's safety, and then have the balls to argue about it, instead of admitting a mistake and moving on.

Thanks,

Snowdoggie

 

[neiljrosen]

In my late teens on a camping trip, one of our group was a moron and shot over my head from behind me.

I dialed my rifle on him, made him lay down and took his gun away for the balance of our trip.

Probably be a big deal today, but that was a different time.

These days when someone covers me, I treat the gun as loaded and jump out of the way and "educate" the person in a nice way.

No do-overs for mistakes and when they see how serious I take it, they catch on.

I'll bet he never forgot that lesson in firearm safety...

 

[jag312]

Early in my career I was partnered with a detective who had been a Marine during the Korean War, He told me about an incident he witnessed during basic training. They were on the range shooting their M1 Garand rifles, and another recruit had his rifle jam. He turned to his instructor, pointed the rifle at his instructor's stomach, and asked how to clear it. The instructor very calmly told the recruit to keep the muzzle pointed down range, and then very calmly showed the recruit how to clear the jam. Then with the bolt locked open, he told the recruit to put his thumb into the action, and then the instructor released the bolt. The instructor told the recruit that was so he would never forget to keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.

I have never had an M1 bolt close on my finger, but I image it is somewhat painful.

 

[ingmansinc]

The Marine Corp has been known to use the same technique on the trigger finger to help a recruit learn the skills of trigger squeeze. Nothing helps stop jerking rounds better than a smashed finger tip.