My dad was explaining to my brother and I how serious gun safety is. Using his M1911 for demonstrative purposes. “Now, always remove the magazine.” Doesn’t remove the magazine “Check the mag well and the chamber.” Does neither of those things “After that you can let the hammer down gently, or pull the trigger.”

Pulls the trigger This would have been funny if we were on the range. Nah, we were in a small basement room– with zero ear protection. Ears ringing, a clean bullet hole through six inches of an oak TV stand, and a dog shitting while running away. He calmly looked at us, and said only this. “Please don’t tell your mother, I just bought this gun.”