[Noisebridge-discuss] any interest in a one-time guns and bullets experience

[jim]

   the format, as i imagine it, would begin with 
talking about legal and basic safety, then present 
ammo but no guns. 
   if live ammo, then rounds would be presented 
in a cluster such that no one could take a round 
(e.g. in plastic see-through tape) for discussion. 
   if hands-on, then one round would make the 
rounds and upon its return a different round 
would circulate. 

   after all the rounds were back in their locked 
ammo box, the guns would be unlocked, presented 
as a group, then circulated one by one, the next 
circulating only after the first was safely back 
in place. 

   as things were presented, terms would get 
trotted out (this is a muzzle, barrel, chamber...). 

   properly managed, no one would be able to put 
a round in a gun, and there'd be no problem with 
accidental, negligent, or criminal discharge 
(the three categories that the law may apply to 
the event that a gun would go off in an 
inappropriate place). 
   proper management is mainly a matter of being 
sure every thing that's circulated remains always 
in view of the group. 
jim 



On Thu, 2009-06-11 at 16:19 -0700, Christie Dudley wrote:
> Knowledge about dangerous things makes them less dangerous.  I
> challenge anyone here who considers themselves a hacker who believes
> that knowledge itself is wrong.  So long as we don't have live ammo, I
> see no reason not to do it and think it's a fantastic idea.  I'm
> personally not even opposed to live ammo, although I could see the
> objections.
> 
> Christie
> 
> ---
> "I want us all to think about new and creative ways to engage young
> people in science and engineering, whether it's science festivals,
> robotics competitions, fairs that encourage young people to create and
> build and invent -- to be makers of things, not just consumers of
> things."
> 
> - President Obama in address to National Academy of Sciences April 27,
> 2009 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Shannon Lee <shannon at scatter.com>
> wrote:
>         This would be awesome, provided everybody's ok with it.
>         
>         --S
>         
>         
>         
>         On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 3:43 PM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:
>                 
>                   proposal: some wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00
>                 PM
>                 a one-time event that covers common ammo and guns that
>                 are available to californians:
>                 * handguns, self-loaders and revolvers
>                 * long guns, pump shotgun and bolt-action rifles
>                 * types of ammo
>                 
>                   should cover rudiments of
>                 legality, safety, mechanisms, marks<gender>ship
>                 
>                   event would certainly include hands-on experience.
>                 
>                   if anyone is idiotic enough to think this would
>                 include shooting, or handling a loaded weapon, or
>                 even access to both ammo and firearms at the same
>                 time,
>                 it wouldn't.
>                   might not include live ammo (if not, then would
>                 present dummy ammo or some such).
>                 
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