Thanks for reading, @exyle ! It's good to have a healthy wariness of guns--it makes you safer. That's why we always follow the five rules of gun safety:
- Treat every gun as if it were loaded
- Always point your gun in a safe direction.
- Never point your gun at anything you don’t intend to shoot.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until your ready to shoot.
- Be sure of your target and what’s beyond.
I think a lot of Europeans and other outsiders would be surprised to see all the grannies at the gun ranges here in the US! They are so badass.