Manual

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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONT’D
WARNING: SAFE USE OF A FIREARM IS YOUR PER-
SONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE FAILURE TO FOL-
LOW ALL OF THESE BASIC SAFETY RULES MAY
RESULT IN SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU
OR OTHERS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. YOU ARE THE
MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY DEVICE WHEN IT COMES TO
THE USE OF YOUR FIREARM AND SMITH & WESSON WILL
NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY,
DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT RESULTS FROM: (1)
THE CRIMINAL OR NEGLIGENT USE OF THIS FIREARM; (2)
A DISREGARD OF THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND
WARNINGS; (3) IMPROPER OR CARELESS HANDLING OF
THIS FIREARM; (4) THE USE OF NON-STANDARD, DEFEC-
TIVE, IMPROPER OR RELOADED AMMUNITION; OR (5)
IMPROPER OR NEGLIGENT MODIFICATIONS OR REPAIRS
TO THE FIREARM.
SAFE STORAGE &
TRANSPORTATION
WARNING: ALWAYS POINT THE MUZZLE IN A SAFE
DIRECTION.
WARNING: FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WHEN
USED AND STORED IMPROPERLY. THEY POSE A
RISK OF SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURIES. FIREARMS
CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO CHILDREN WHEN
THEY ARE STORED IN AN IRRESPONSIBLE AND UNSAFE
MANNER. FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTH-
ERS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR FIREARM
LOCKED AND UNLOADED IN A SECURE PLACE. THE
AMMUNITION SHOULD BE STORED IN A SEPARATE,
SECURE LOCATION WHEN IT IS NOT IN USE. SAFE AND
SECURE STORAGE OF YOUR FIREARM IS ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT RULES OF FIREARM SAFETY. YOUR
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES MAY RESULT IN SERI-
OUS INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU OR OTHERS.
• ALWAYS SECURE YOUR FIREARM IN A MANNER THAT
WILL PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS. Whenever your
firearm is not in use, keep it unloaded and locked. Your safety
and the safety of others requires that you always secure and
store your firearm in a manner that will prevent unauthorized
access. Never leave a firearm unattended unless it is locked,
unloaded and secured.