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by cookiecaper 3770 days ago
>You wouldn't blame the gun if you shot yourself in the foot, would you?

If it was unreasonably easy to do so, then yes. This is why there are gun safeties. The phrase "hairpin trigger" or "hair trigger" derives from guns with light triggers that made a premature or accidental discharge too easy.

"A poor workman blames his tools" only works if you have real tools. It's OK to blame tools when you're forced to use a twig as a hammer.