The bad manners are everywhere.
A few years ago at a gun show, I had my expensive XP-100 set up on the table as a display item (amazing how a high end gun attracts people). Doesn't matter if you can shoot or not, they think you can.
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A guy walked up to look at the cleaning products I was offering with is 8-10 yo kid.
The kid grabbed the XP and started trying to open the bolt, almost knocked it off the table.
I kind of snapped at him with "Hey Buddy, ask before you touch!"
Immediately the dad barked at me not to yell at his son, I barked back at him with "Then teach your brat some manners, he should be taught to never touch a gun without permission, especially someone else's gun!"
It started to get nasty, so I asked him politely to just walk away from my table, not going to sell you anything.
I have never touched someone else's gun with out first asking permission. For some reason that is not being taught these days.
I have asked to look at guns at a gun shows and gotten "you don't need to ask, just do it" Not this boy, my dad would raise up out of the grave to smack me.
I have zero issue with someone that wants to look at one of my guns, but they need to ask first and it will be on my terms.