Indeed -- it is me! And yes, my finger is not on the trigger and the gun was very, very empty -- it didn't even have a mag in it! I find that you can on RARE occasion, after thoughful and careful study, violate ONE of the 4 rules -- so long as its only one. In this case, I was pointing the R-9 at something I was unwilling to destroy -- my wife's Nikon ($1,300) and my wife (priceless). But no finger on the trigger!
Hard to tell from the photo, but I was sporting my Bucs shirt and Rohrbaugh hat!