Firearm safety in the home
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Firearm safety in the home discusses basic safety principles like treating every gun as loaded and keeping fingers off the trigger. It emphasizes that home environment like having children influences appropriate firearm storage, ranging from loaded but locked away where inaccessible, to unloaded and disassembled. Safety devices mentioned include gun locks that prevent loading or cycling the action, trigger locks that only prevent the trigger from being pulled, and storage boxes for secure locking of firearms.
Firearm safety in the home
- 1. Firearm Safety in the home
- 2. Topics Basic Principles of Firearms Safety Home environment influences firearm storage Range of storage Safety devices Gun locks Trigger locks Storage boxes and safes
- 3. Basic Principles of Firearms Safety Treat every gun as if it is loaded Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire Never point a gun at anything you do not intend to destroy Always be sure of your target and what is behind it Do not mix drugs or alcohol with shooting activities
- 4. Home environment influences firearm storage Are you married Do you have children Do you have visitors
- 5. Fully loaded weapon readily accessible Unloaded but readily accessible Loaded and locked away, inaccessible to unauthorized persons Unloaded, disassembled and securely locked away Range of storage
- 6. Gun Locks Prevents loading of firearm Prevents action from cycling
- 7. Trigger Locks Prevents trigger from being pulled DOES NOT prevent weapon from being loaded
- 9. Questions?