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Always secure your firearms from irresponsible, unsafe, or unauthorized individuals. Always keep the firearm unloaded until you are ready to shoot. Always treat each firearm as if it were loaded. Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. Always keep your finger off and away from the trigger until you are actually shooting. Always know your target environment including the area behind, around, and beyond. Always engage each target with control, discipline, and exactness. We do not like to deal in “negatives” like, “Do not do this” or “Thou shalt not do that” or, one of our favorites, “Do not point the muzzle at anything you do not wish to destroy!” Although it can be quite effective, we prefer dealing in “positives.” Firearm – not weapon. Safety – not caution. Always be safe and responsible with your firearm… and so forth. Always secure your firearms from irresponsible, unsafe, or unauthorized individuals. Keep your firearms locked up and away from children, mentally ill, intoxicated, reckless, criminal, and all other unsafe or unauthorized handlers. Safes are not too expensive. If you can afford a firearm, you can afford a lock-box of some kind. Utilize one! Always keep the firearm unloaded until you are ready to shoot. If you carry your handgun concealed, put a round in the chamber. This is not a contradiction or exception to the rule. It applies. Your handgun is ready to shoot when it is on your hip, so load it. They work better that way. And remember, ‘click’ is the loneliest sound in the world! Always treat each firearm as if it were loaded. First of all, presume that ALL firearms ARE loaded and therefore handle them accordingly. Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. Tragedy occurs when this rule and the next rule are violated together. If the muzzle is covering something, and the trigger is pressed, something will be destroyed. Always keep your finger off and away from the trigger until you are actually shooting. Some say, “Keep your finger off of the trigger until you are ready to shoot.” That is not enough. Startle-reflex and response, or, sympathetic-reflex and response can cause you to jerk or squeeze your grip and the gun will simply fire. Keep your finger off, away from, and outside of the trigger guard. Always know your target environment including the area behind, around, and beyond. What happens if you miss? Will you hit anyone or anything? What if your target (paper or bad-guy) does not absorb all the energy and the bullet travels through it and beyond? What will it hit? How far can that bullet travel? Usually, 1.25 miles and on with total lethality! Always engage each target with control, discipline, and exactness. A man with an AK-47 in the parking lot may not be more dangerous than you spraying bullets everywhere around him as you shoot wildly and totally out of control.
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Last Updated ( May 08, 2009 at 10:34 AM )
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