Originally posted on Will New Zealand Be Right?:
The New Zealand Firearms Code has Seven Golden rules which everyone must know if they are to obtain a firearm license in this country. All of the rules exist for a reason and any responsible firearm owner/user will – if they want to keep their license be strict on enforcing them. Which makes the gun accidents these last couple of weekends caused by the onset of the duck shooting season all the more disappointing as well as shocking.
Why? Because there are clear elements in one of the incidents where people were killed, where those seven golden rules were not followed. The second incident alludes to what I think should be the eighth golden rule.
In the first, it is obvious that the deceased died because the person using the gun did not do due diligence and make sure that the target was identified beyond all doubt. I mean…
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