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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
No, I am assuming close, careful, and knowledgeable adult supervision. I shot an M-16 when I was a kid and loved it. The recoil was quite tame.
But this is pretty much a moot point anyway, given the scarcity of fully-automatic guns.
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I think your argument doesn't make sense. It's as if you are arguing there is no difference between any guns, short of a .50 caliber in terms of safety for new users.
For example, a 1-lb trigger pull would be more dangerous for a new user than a 8-lb trigger pull.
Some people just aren't careful, even when they have been carefully instructed. Some people are stupid.
They turn their body, and turn the gun at the same time, and you have a situation where a gun is pointing at a person. This happens instantly.
Last time we shot, I had to tell each kid about 5 times "GET YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER!"
It's for reasons like this that a rifle would be safer than a pistol with someone who is new to guns (and is stupid).