Backcountry Tactical advocates firearm users maintain the highest safety standards in the use and handling of firearms.
Some Important Gun Safety Rules:
- Handle all firearms as if they were loaded!
Never forget that a gun has the potential to produce serious injury or death in a single instant of carelessness. Make safe gun handling a habit to be followed at all times. After you determine that a gun is unloaded, continue to handle it as though it were loaded. - Always keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction!
- In selecting a safe direction, you must also take into consideration that a bullet can ricochet or glance off any object it strikes, and that bullets can penetrate walls, ceilings, floors and windows.
- Keep your finger out of a gun’s trigger guard and off the trigger until you selected your target, know what and where you are shooting at, and have made the decision to fire! .
- Always be certain that your target and the surrounding area are safe before firing!
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