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GOLDEN RULE of firearm safety: always treat a firearm as if it is loaded! If you are not sure of how to empty, load, and fire a weapon - stop, don't take any chances, and ask someone for some basic instruction.
Common Sense Rules
Rule #1
- It is your
responsibility, whenever you pickup a
weapon or one is handed to you, to always make sure the firearm is unloaded. That is, for a
pistol 1) 1st make sure
the magazine is removed, 2) pull the slide
to the rear, and lock it back 3) look into the chamber to make sure a round is
not left in the chamber, and for a revolver 1) open the cylinder, and 2)
look into the cylinder chambers to make sure rounds are not left in the
chambers.
Remember, you
didn't think the weapon was unloaded - you actually followed the
above procedures to insure your safety and that of others.
WARNING – When working with a pistol - DO NOT check the chamber before removing the magazine!!! Pulling the slide back first to check the chamber is empty then removing the magazine will load a round into the chamber if the magazine is loaded. The firearm that you thought you rendered it safe is actually LOADED.
Rule #2 - It is your responsibility, whenever you pickup a weapon or one is handed
to you, to always keep
your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot. The
finger should be placed outside the trigger guard along side the frame.
Remember, a
weapon, in good mechanical repair, by itself posses no threat. It takes
an individual to pull that trigger.
Rule #3 - It is your
responsibility,
whenever you pickup a weapon or one is handed to you,
to always keep the
weapon pointed in a safe direction. Common sense tells you which direction
is safe;
at the range it is down range, at home, generally speaking, up, and not at
people.
Rule #4 - It is your
responsibility,
whenever you pickup a weapon or one is
handed
to you, to always know your target and what is beyond. Never point
your weapon at a target you do not intend to destroy.
Final Thought
There are
many guides which apply to firearm safety. If you remember that carelessness
and ignorance are the two (2) major causes to firearm related accidents and
work to overcoming them through continued firearm education and a common
sense approach to safety - you will become a safer shooter.
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