Manual

SAFETY WARNINGS
NOT JUST FOR BEGINNERS
Regardless of your familiarity or experience with firearms, you need to study
this manual.
The safe handling of firearms requires specialized training, discipline
and caution. Firearms, by their nature and intended function, are deadly
instruments. Accidental death or serious injury can result if they are handled
improperly or carelessly.
Firearms rarely cause accidents. Firearms accidents almost always are
caused by a failure to obey the basic rules of gun safety. Unfortunately,
experienced shooters seem to violate these rules as frequently as beginners.
Thus the basics of safe firearms handling cannot be repeated too often.
Read, re-read and practice the basic principles of firearms safety until they
become second nature: habits that you don’t forget.
If you have any question about your knowledge or ability to use this or
any other firearm with complete safety you should seek supervised
instruction. Personalized instruction is often available from firearms dealers,
gun clubs, state hunter safety programs or police departments in the United
States. If none of these sources is accessible, write to the National Rifle
Association, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
. THEY WILL ASSIST YOU.
A person with a firearm in his possession has a full-time responsibility.
He must KNOW how to keep and use his firearm safely, and then must
always TAKE the precautions necessary -all of them. He cannot guess; he
cannot forget. This responsibility is his alone. It cannot be passed off to
someone else.
Remember: no firearm can be made accident-proof. A firearm is just a
machine, with no judgement of its own. It responds to your actions, whether
wise or foolish. The only truly effective safety device is the mind of a cautious
shooter who never forgets that a moment’s carelessness can produce
permanent tragedy.
THIS BOOKLET
The safety warnings in this booklet are important. By understanding the
dangers inherent in the use of any firearm, and by taking the precautions
described herein, you can enjoy complete safety in the use of your Taurus
revolver or pistol. Failure to heed any of these warnings may result in serious
injury to you or others, as well as severe damage to the firearm or other
property.
DANGEROUS WEAPONS
REVOLVERS and PISTOLS are classified as FIREARMS or DANGEROUS
WEAPONS and are sold by us with the specific understanding that we are
not responsible in any manner whatsoever for their improper or negligent
handling or resale under local laws and regulations.
TAURUS shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for
malfunctioning of the firearm, or for physical injury or property damage,
resulting in whole or in part from (1) criminal or negligent discharge, (2)
improper or careless handling, (3) unauthorized modifications, (4) defective,
improper hand-loaded, or reloaded ammunition, (5) neglect, or (6) other
influences beyond our direct and immediate control. This limitation applies
regardless of whether liability is asserted on the basis of contract, negligence
or strict liability (including any failure to warn). Under no circumstance shall
Taurus be liable for incidental or consequential damages, such as loss of use
of property, commercial loss and loss of earnings or profits.
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ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.