Only an idiot who knew NOTHING about guns could be surprised that he wore earplugs, or that he often changed mags.
1. gunfire is loud
2. gunfire in a classroom is MUCH louder
3. swapping a mag before it’s dry is a little faster than one that’s totally empty
Imagine your job was to write about cars, after an extremely important car event. But you didn’t understand why drivers inside wore gloves. Or that they had to use KEYS. And you WROTE that in your car article.
THAT is how stupid this gun writer is.
But since they’re liberal, they’re SMART.
See?
I read the bio of the retarded Mr. Caulfied, who does not understand why a man shooting indoors wore ear-plugs.
He went to a really bad journalism school, right?
Wrong:
He went to the Columbia School of Journalism —the very best one.
We used to shoot BB guns at targets in the basement as kids (with consent of Mom & Dad, even though mom got mad chasing BB’s around the floor).
One time my older brother pulled out his .22 rifle to use in the basement when mom and dad were out. “I’ll use a ‘short’ - it’ll be fine”. That sucker was LOUD! Not sure when (or if) Mom ever wondered about the larger hole in the paneling.
That amount of noise inside a building would be very disorienting to me. But if he WAS using it to “protect” his hearing and he planned to kill himself, I wonder if the last thing that crossed his mind before he ate the bullet was “Heh - that was pointless to wear my ear plugs.”