Weapon safety (or lack of ?)

[EDcase]

As previously mentioned, this image from the potato computer archive doesn't show poor weapons handling or safety. 

 He has eyepro on, mags out, battery is unknown.  He could of dropped it muzzle end in the dirt and is checking its clear.  His eyes not even in line with the barrel. 

Yeah, its bad handling but not the worst.

 

[Tommikka]

Shall I just leave this here?

View attachment 80279

Just in a single picture we don’t know the full circumstances. In the original picture he is wearing eye protection, the magazine is out, he may or may not have fully inspected that everything is clear.

In this still should he be looking down the barrel?

What could go wrong ? *

There is however complacency, I hate it when airsoft guns are described as toys.

Toys are played with, but not everything that gets played with is a toy

They are not as dangerous as a firearm 

But a firearm is not as dangerous as a nuclear missile 

Whatever it is, treat it with the respect that it deserves 
 

* Presumably the soldiers have unloaded, checked etc prior to inspection and the officer visually and physically checks the breach.  So that’s fine 

He could still get a barrel smacked into his face or eye - that’s unlikely but I do know someone who ended up with a bright red SA80 barrel sized ring in the corner or their eye socket and a grumpy mood

 

[Stratton Oakmont]

That inspection is being performed by a tool. The only time you will catch me looking down the muzzle end of any barrel toy or otherwise is when the working parts have been removed by me.

 

[EDcase]

In the video above you can see they open the bolt and hold it open with their thumb when the barrel is inspected.  That's as safe as you can get.

As far as airsoft goes, if the battery is out on an AEG or the magazine out of a GBB then its as safe as it can be.  The only danger is thinking its been made safe when it hasn't.

So its important to always check there is no battery or magazine.

 

[Druid799]

Who knows what's going on in this photo though. He's wearing safety glasses and the mag isn't in. I can't tell if it's an AEG or GBBR but if it's an AEG then maybe he's confident the chamber has been cleared or maybe there's not even a battery in it. Worst case scenario he pings himself in the face with a BB. Obviously if it's a GBBR, it wouldn't even fire without the mag.

It was an AEG and he was on his way to chrono , so id say pretty fair bet the battery was in and connected ? 
Plus at that angle firing up it can get under and inside the glasses no trouble at all. 

 

[AirSniper]

There is nothing you can do if the barrel is jammed with a BB(s), the only way to get them out is to rod the BB(s) out or strip.

There is the possibility tat you could shoot them out but thats not wise if there are multiple BBs stuck.

Looking down a barrel is just stupid, even with a kids toy BB pistol, still have your eye out if loaded.

 

[Albiscuit]

But you made sure it was clear first … right? ?

Can you type bigger, it’s hard to read with only one eye  

 

[Tommikka]

Can you type bigger, it’s hard to read with only one eye  

You may jest, but within the paintball forums community in the US there is a chap who goes by the name ‘one eye’

His story is about the habit of playing in gardens & taking masks off

 

[AirSniper]

You may jest, but within the paintball forums community in the US there is a chap who goes by the name ‘one eye’

His story is about the habit of playing in gardens & taking masks off

Maybe he started slowly working his way up receiving a Darwin award...

 

[Gregatron]

Isn't the first rule of weapon safety never to point a weapon at anyone/thing unless you plan to kill it.

Either I'm playing airsoft wrong or we all break rule number 1 whenever we play......so some 

 

[Groot]

View attachment 80441