Firearms Safety

Page 1 of 3 From the time the first colonists landed on American shores, firearms have ayed an essential role in our survival, both as a nation and as Individuals. Today over 70 million Americans own and use firearms, and the Federal Government estimates that firearms are kept in over half the households in this country. With this freedom must come responsibility. As a firearms owner and user, you must take responsibility for the safe handling and safe storage of your guns. You are taking the first step by reading this handbook, but you can go further by enrolling in any one of the numerous shooting safety courses available throughout the country. Firearms safety is up to you!   1 . Handle all firearms as if they were loaded.   Never forget that a gun has the potential to produce serious injury or death in a single instant of carelessness. Make safe gun handling a habit to be followed at all times. After you determine that a gun is unloaded, continue to handle it as though it were loaded.   2. Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction.   In selecting a safe direction, you must also take into consideration that a bullet can ricochet or glance off of any object it strikes, and that bullets can penetrate wails, ceilings, floors, and windows. Remember: You should never point a gun (whether loaded or unloaded) at another person or at yourself.   3. Keep your finger out of the gun's trigger guard and off the trigger until you have aligned the gun's sights on a safe target and you have made the decision to fire.   By keeping your finger completely outside the trigger guard until you are aimed at the target, you guarantee that any shots you fire will go safely in the direction of your intended target. << Start < Prev 1 2 3 Next > End >>