Owner's Manual

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Basic Rules of Safe Firearms Handling*
We believe Americans have a right to purchase and use rearms for lawful
purposes. The private ownership of rearms in America is traditional, but that
ownership imposes the responsibility on the gun owner to use his rearms in
a way that will ensure his own safety and that of others. When rearms are
used in a safe and responsible manner, they are a great source of pleasure
and satisfaction, and represent a fundamental part of our personal liberty.
Firearms do not cause accidents! Firearms accidents are almost always
found to have been the result of a carelessness or ignorance on the part of
the shooter of the basic rules of safe gun handling.
The following rules must be observed by gun users at all times. Safe gun
handling is not just desirable, it is absolutely essential to the continuation of
gun ownership and sport shooting as we know it today.
1) LEARN THE MECHANICAL AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE FIREARM YOU ARE USING. Not all rearms are the same.
The method of carrying and handling rearms varies in accordance
with the mechanical provisions for avoiding accidental discharge
and various proper procedures for loading and unloading. No
person should handle any forearms without rst having thoroughly
familiarized himself with the particular type of rearm he is using,
and with safe gun handling in general
2) ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.
Be sure of the bullet stop behind your target, even when dry-ring.
Never let the muzzle of a rearm point at any part of your body or
at another person. This is particularly important when loading or
unloading a rearm. In the event of accidental discharge, no injury
can occur as long as the muzzle is pointing in a safe direction. A
safe direction means a direction that will not permit a discharged
bullet to strike a person, or to strike an object from which the bullet
can ricochet. A safe direction must take into account the fact that a
bullet may penetrate a wall, ceiling, oor, window, etc, and strike a
person or damage property. Make it a habit to know exactly where
the muzzle of your gun is pointing whenever you handle it, and
be sure that you are always in control of the direction in which the
muzzle pointing even if you fall or stumble.
3) FIREARMS SHOULD BE UNLOADED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Firearms should be loaded only when you are in the eld or on the
target range or shooting area, ready to shoot. Firearms and am-
munition should be securely locked in racks or cabinets when not in
use. Ammunition should be safely stored separate from rearms.
Store your rearms out of sight of visitors and children. It is the gun
owners responsibility to be certain that children and persons unfa-
miliar with rearms cannot gain access to rearms or ammunition.