Gun Safety Rules

[Crakkerjakk]

Originally Posted by combatmedic

Hmmmm...Common Sense- wouldn't this advantage tend to eliminate a lot of unsafe/improper handling issues?
I mean, an adult from any culture in which guns are known and understood to be potentially deadly wepaons (most of the Earth, now) without any points in the Guns skill should already know that

• guns aren't toys
• don't point guns at people unless you mean to shoot them
• the round exists the muzzle
• etc

These points of basic safety are really common sense, not arcane rules. Yes, a lot of people are morons. Some morons are trainable, others are not.

Probably. I went shooting with a friend of mine who had never touched a gun before but his brother had once accidentally fired a shotgun through a wall at his house. He was VERY careful with the weapon, and still is every time I've gone out shooting with him.

[Kalzazz]

The majority of people probably do use guns by default, but I dont see any reason they cant have at least some chance of not shooting themselves or doing other stupid things if theyve at least had some vague training

I mean, a few trips to the range and suffering through a hunters education course is not going to impart a point in guns, but should for someone who pays attention to such things avoid stupid mistakes

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publicat...ter_education/

Shows hunting related accidents yearly before and after the law for mandatory education . . . . the education isnt enough to get gun skill, but apparently enough to reduce accidents

How should this be modeled?

[combatmedic]

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

The majority of people probably do use guns by default, but I dont see any reason they cant have at least some chance of not shooting themselves or doing other stupid things if theyve at least had some vague training

I mean, a few trips to the range and suffering through a hunters education course is not going to impart a point in guns, but should for someone who pays attention to such things avoid stupid mistakes

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publicat...ter_education/

Shows hunting related accidents yearly before and after the law for mandatory education . . . . the education isnt enough to get gun skill, but apparently enough to reduce accidents

How should this be modeled?

Does it need to be modelled? I'm serious.

I mean, do we have GURPS skills for looking both ways before your cross the street, cleaning your body in order to to stay healthy and smell nice, tying your shoes, or changing the batteries in your smoke alarm as needed?

Some things are simply common sense or common knowledge and are not complex, deep, or broad enough to be skills in game terms.