Talk:Gun safety
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Treat firearms as if they are loaded[edit]
Currently, this section does not cite any sources. I have just added a link to a YouTube page in which Jeff Cooper lists his four rules of gun safety, and explains his working of rule_1. Does this qualify as a reference? JHowardGibson (talk) 17:07, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
Better cable lock picture[edit]
There could be a better picture of a firearm with a cable lock. The current one does not clearly show the cable going through the receiver. For all the viewer knows, the cable simply is going around the weapon. SlowJog (talk) 00:15, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
- The current image is the only one available on commons. If you know of a better, suitably licensed image, or can take one yourself, we'd be happy to use it. (Hohum @) 11:56, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
Citation doesn't actually cite anything[edit]
The link cited here: Gun access is also a major risk factor for youth suicide.[36] redirects to https://www.bradyunited.org/. The information presented is not contained in that link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:8C70:7470:A184:345:92B6:3C92 (talk) 15:38, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
Rewrite as an encyclopedia article not a how-to manual[edit]
The policy WP:NOTHOWTO is pretty clear, and the basic structure and sectioning of this article flies in the face of it. It's obvious from the first section, Rules and mindset, that the intent is to instruct the reader. Compare this article with automotive safety, food safety, pharmacovigilance, toy safety, aviation safety and so on. This article, gun safety, is nothing like a normal encyclopedia article. The automotive safety article, for example, provides an overview of the various factors that affect the risks around cars: the design, the driver, other drivers, the environment, regulation, enforcement. It would look silly if the article consisted almost entirely of "driver should do this, drivers should never do that, and also never do that or that". Automotive safety doesn't contain any kind of list of dos and don'ts for drivers at all, but merely classifies driver training and psychology as one of many safety topics, and describes various theories about it. Toy safety does not exhort the reader "always pick up your toys!" and "never light your toys on fire!". Because this is an encyclopedia.
This needs a complete reorganization, rewrite, and most of this excessive detail needs to be dumped. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 06:16, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
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