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Safe Gun Handling. Children & Guns. When it comes to children and guns you can never be too safe. When a gun is found they should: Stop! Do not touch Leave the area Tell an adult. Know the caliber of your gun. Basic Rules of Safe Gun Handling. Treat every gun as if were loaded.
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Safe Gun Handling
Children & Guns When it comes to children and guns you can never be too safe. When a gun is found they should: • Stop! Do not touch • Leave the area • Tell an adult
Know the caliber of your gun
Treat every gun as if were loaded • You should NEVER relax when handling a gun because you THINK it is not • Reasons: • You could be wrong, it could be loaded • You might have forgot to unload it • You might have forgot that you already loaded it
Never point a gun at anything you do not intend to destroy • This is primarily for other people. In some places it is against the law to point a weapon at someone else. • Someone might shoot you first out of self defense
Know your target and what is behind it • The bullet may miss or through the target and hit whatever is behind it • Be aware of ricochets off of hard surfaces or even the flat surface of water ( bullets can skip off of water like a stone )
Keep your finger safe and off the trigger until you are ready to fire • You may not be thinking and squeeze the trigger accidently and harm or KILL someone without intending to • You never want the gun to go off prematurely
Keep your gun on safe until you in tend to fire • If the weapon is dropped, it could cause a misfire • Same as previous slide
Keep your gun pointed down range • This is primarily used at a firing range where • Down Range = Targets • Up Range = People
Self Defense • Someone breaks into your home • Someone threatens you or your family with a weapon and intends on causing harm • Someone tries to robe you while in your car or out in public
Practice: Firing Range • Keep your gun in a case unloaded until you are on lane at a firing range • Once again - handle your gun as if it where loaded • Keep your gun pointed down range at all times
Cleaning • Be sure to clean your gun soon after firing it • It doesn’t hurt to clean your gun every 3 – 4 months ( or as needed )
Work Cited • http://www.bullseyepistol.com/safety.htm(2013) • http://www.nssf.org/safety/basics/(2013)