Chance,
Gun safety classes do work. My father saw to it that all four of my brothers took them and passed them before allowing them to hunt. I had no desire to try it so I did not.
Drinking and hunting is a problem. Unfortunately, there is always one (or more) who see Opening Day as an excuse to get away from the wife and kids. Even better if it happens over Thanksgiving weekend. They come equipped with enough hard liquor to stock a small bar.
Now to a more interesting subject. Am I to understand that Big Mick will only share a cot with old coots who do not carry guns?