To add to this, a gun is one of the easiest tools to accidentally harm others with.
It demands the utmost respect, because your bad habits put others at risk. So before you call it “inanimate object”, which it is, remember its lethality, and respect it.
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Don’t fear your tools, but respect their capabilities, and build good habits.
The moment you lose a healthy respect for the damage a tool can cause to you is the moment you will hurt yourself with it, be it a rock, kitchen knife, frying pan, or gun.