Somebody, Smith or O'Connor, made the whole thing up.
There is also a mythical person frequently referenced here who does not exist, and that's the 'knowledgeable double gun smith who can tell you if your gun is safe to shoot'.
They can measure, they can opine, they can nod approvingly, they can tell great tales of the past. They cannot, and will not, give you any kind of approval that a gun is safe because of liability. Nobody can control what YOU are going to do with the gun, so any such statement of safety is foolhardy. You won't find that man search as you may... it's entirely up to you to decide.
We want it that way, right? No proof houses for us, no nanny state watching our every move.
Freedom can have consequences so be careful out there and don't do nuttin' dumb.
