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flechero wrote:Not only did the clerk not clear it- there was clearly a loaded a mag in the gun. I wonder if the tape goes back far enough to see who loaded the gun?

I often get a funny look from a clerk when I re-check a gun he just cleared before handing it to me. Can't help it, I've had an "unloaded" gun handed to me before - only to check and find it loaded.

I've never encountered a clerk who takes offense or even thinks twice when I clear a gun that they just cleared in front of me. To me locking back the slide and ejecting the magazine is not just a critical safety check, but also is step 1 of checking the controls and functionality of any semi-auto that I'm looking at.

There is something strange about this video, which the camera moving and the audible sound footage as well as the response of everyone else in the room... That said, it serves as a good reminder to follow the 4 basic safety rules. He could have shot the clerk, or any of the other bystanders. He should have verified that the weapon was clear before he did anything else.