When I was 19 I decided to go to target shooting. I walked into the shop and I told the owner I wanted to use a Glock 9mm which was popular with a lot of government agencies and police departments at the time. I paid, then he handed me the gun and a box of ammo. I sent the target down the line and proceeded to load bullets into the clip. Then inserted the clip into the gun. Aimed at the poster and pressed on the tripper...Nothing! The trigger wouldn't move. Solid as a rock. I kept trying for 5 minutes, nothing!
The person next to me had finished practicing so I asked him for help. He took the gun, pulled back the barrel and and the gun was all ready to go. He then went and told the owner, "That kid doesn't know anything about guns."
Absolutely true.
The owner came out and he was mad. He said I was convicting when I said exactly what gun I wanted to use. He said without a safety class he would have never have allowed me on the range. He was right.
Don't assume someone knows about gun safety. It's ok to ask.
HitRed
