I remember an incident with my brother almost a year ago. He was cleaning his gun and he pulled the slide back to check the chamber to make sure there were no bullets in his gun, his slide let go and the chamber was then emptied. The bullet which was inside the chamber went through his thigh, breaking his femur into pieces. Without medical insurance this became a serious issue. He was rushed to the hospital and went directly to surgery. The next morning I began to think about gun control. I mean yes, it could have been a malfunction with the gun, but in my opinion that is less likely than someone mishandling the weapon. I believe that there should be more emphasis on gun control. There should be more time required and more education before you can own, or handle a gun.
Who knows, maybe my brothers leg wouldn't be in a constant limp if he were a little more educated on how to handle a weapon. Maybe a lot of lives today wouldn't be lost because of mishandling weapons. This is something that the entire nation should consider.
Mike
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