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"Gun Safety" instruction
idsman75
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Yesterday was marked with resentment from myself and several other members of my office as the boss decided that his recruiters needed some "safety training". We discussed proper driving precautions for Iowa winters as several of the recruiters in my office are from the south. We also discussed defensive driving and the do's and don'ts when using a government vehicle. One of those "don'ts" includes not transporting firearms or ammunition in the vehicle. This is obvious to some because our job often takes us into school parking lots. However, the boss had all firearms owners (6 out of 8) raise their hands. Then he began lecturing us about not having loaded guns in the house and having them all trigger-locked or stored in a safe. I agree with security but he went further to explain that someone breaking into our respective abodes would probably have the advantage and a gun would do no good because it would be too late before we got to it anyways unless we slept with one under our pillows. He then began jumping all over one individual that keeps a loaded shotgun by the door in case of trouble. He then got back to the original point that he made about not transporting arms or ammo in government vehicles because it is against the regulation. This is obvious but he then went further to state that nobody in this part of Iowa needs to be armed anyways because the crime rate is so low. I kept my mouth shut and wondered where any other employer would have the cojones to tell me how to store my arms and ammo in my apartment. I then thought back to the Friday evening last summer when a man was on the loose after murdering one woman, her five kids and his former employer with a knife and a hammer. I had several things to accomplish around town that evening. I will leave you guessing whether or not the .45 rode in my pickup with me until Mr. Moss was captured.
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