To the OP, I know, WE are invincible. Its the other moron who screws up.
But doggone, there is history behind "I didn't know the gun was loaded" or "Its the unloaded gun that kills people"
Check out the Alec Baldwin movie "Rust" situation. The fact that I think Baldwin is a JERK aside,, imagine it was YOU,or Myself, who held the gun as Halyna was dying.
Try to feel that in your guts.
If you can absorb and accept a "Code" that will spare you that burden,....do yourself a favor.
One of the Olde School Gun Gurus had a tragic event. Bill Jordan.
Go here and read post # 34 . It was written by the Daughter of the Man who died as a result of Bill Jordan's mistake.
https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2384639
FWIW, no disrespect to Bill Jordan. The point is,there but for the Grace of God (and regarding all guns as loaded),go You and I .
You ever heard of Massad Ayoob? Highly regarded and respected . I still learn something every time I watch one of his vids. He had an unintended discharge once giving a class. As I understand it, he opened the cylinder on a revolver ,clearing the gun. I'm filling in the blanks here. I don't know what happened. If we clear thousands of guns,it can be a habit,done by wrote. We can clear a gun in our sleep. It can be a motion we go through.
As I understand it, Mr Ayoob did go through the motions of clearing the gun.
Somehow there was still a round in the cylinder. Fortunately,Mr Ayoob WAS obeying the rule about keeping the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.The gun went "bang" No one was injured.
I do NOT bring up Bill Jordan and Massad Ayoob to embarrass or disgrace them. I have my stories,too. But I'd be just another moron.
The best of the best can have an "Aw,Do-Do" moment. There is no "I'm too cool to screw up"
Its the overlapping contingencies that save lives when You and I have a Human Fallibility incident.
Just get a blue gun,or an airsoft,or a non-firing replica and rock out. No regrets.