Before you buy a pre-owned Mosin Nagant firearm from your well-known sports center, be sure to read the "pre-owned firearm disclosure warranty disclaimer and release form." Your reputable sport center could care less if the firearm is dangerous or not.

A family member bought a Mosin Nagant gun and followed all the cleaning instructions. After cleaning, reviewing computer videos made by former owners, listening to their viewpoints about said gun, we felt confident enough to shoot this firearm.

Now comes the fun part, load and lock, but instead we get a load, lock and "bang," a discharge that was caused by a faulty gun. Fortunately, the firearm was not pointed in anyones direction or toward any buildings.

This particular gun was examined by a reputable gunsmith in Billings. He deemed that this gun contained malfunctioning parts.

My real concern is, for $99.99, serious damage, injury or a fatality could have occurred. It appears to me that the sports center realizes that a problem could exist, so they have the purchaser sign a disclaimer.

If baby cribs, car seats, toys, food products, cars, etc. are deemed hazardous; the product is recalled or removed from being purchased. Experience shows that before this event will happen, a fatality or lawsuit has to occur.