From the other side of the counter one of the dandies I remember was a father with his young ( 8 yr old son) came hauling in a Ruger 10/22 and a Ruger Mk I pistol....brought them in cause he borrowed them from his brother to take his son shooting and didn't know what kind of cartridges they took.....
As is my habit I immediately got the 10/22 from him and cleared it...unloaded. While I was doing that the 8yr.old was looking down the barrel of the MkI with his thumb on the trigger I grabbed it, cleared it and found it was loaded, with one in the chamber. I know you shouldn't dress a man down in front of his kids, but I lost it.Big Time. Still can't believe I didn't get fired that day.
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
