This subject tends to be voodoo in the community.
I handle my firearms at home every day, literally, every day to the point where it has become a bedtime ritual. I cannot afford to go to the range as much as I'd like to; I work my presentation/grip/trigger on select and deliberately varying pistol sizes (beginning then ending with my carry weapon). For those of you who fall in this category, you understand the difference that practice makes in making the weapon feel like an extension of your own body.
Yesterday evening as I went down the lineup (after a few repetitions) I paid the consequences for a lapse in discipline and fortunately, only my ego was damaged. My roommate, who seems almost amused by the incident, fails to see how easily she could have been a permanent memory in my life.
Naturally she & I do not share the same experiences and I really wouldn't care to explain them to her in detail, but I cannot help but feel a sense of emotional remorse as if she was actually struck by the round and killed. I am absolutely functional and not disabled in some sort of "micro-aggression" mentality however as both a professional and a veteran this is a shitty feeling to hold.
I wrote this thread (hesitantly) with the intent on reminding everyone how human we are and that mistakes like these can reach anyone. If only one of you think about this post the next time you handle a firearm then the intended effectiveness has been achieved.
Confidence & Complacency blend like Whiskey and Sour Mix.
H/A
I handle my firearms at home every day, literally, every day to the point where it has become a bedtime ritual. I cannot afford to go to the range as much as I'd like to; I work my presentation/grip/trigger on select and deliberately varying pistol sizes (beginning then ending with my carry weapon). For those of you who fall in this category, you understand the difference that practice makes in making the weapon feel like an extension of your own body.
Yesterday evening as I went down the lineup (after a few repetitions) I paid the consequences for a lapse in discipline and fortunately, only my ego was damaged. My roommate, who seems almost amused by the incident, fails to see how easily she could have been a permanent memory in my life.
Naturally she & I do not share the same experiences and I really wouldn't care to explain them to her in detail, but I cannot help but feel a sense of emotional remorse as if she was actually struck by the round and killed. I am absolutely functional and not disabled in some sort of "micro-aggression" mentality however as both a professional and a veteran this is a shitty feeling to hold.
I wrote this thread (hesitantly) with the intent on reminding everyone how human we are and that mistakes like these can reach anyone. If only one of you think about this post the next time you handle a firearm then the intended effectiveness has been achieved.
Confidence & Complacency blend like Whiskey and Sour Mix.
H/A
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