April 28th, 2008
Always follow them.
- Treat all guns as if they are loaded.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire.
- Don’t point the muzzle at anything you don’t want to put a hole in.
- Know your target, what’s behind it, and what’s around it.
Excellent discussion over at Monster Hunter Nation, and be sure to check out the comments.
I’ve seen a lot of guys get pretty upset when their safety standards are, um, a bit lax. Me? When I catch myself nearing or crossing the line I’m ASHAMED OF MYSELF and make damn sure I don’t do it again. My guess is that, at least in some cases, those that take offense at being corrected are simply embarrassed and don’t take well to public criticism, not people who really don’t care about safety.
Still no excuse, though.
May 1st, 2008 at 1:49 am
I like to add rule # 5. If you dont know how to use the gun that your holding, stop what you are doing and put it down. Its a useful rule when the guy in the lane next to you at the shooting range wants to show you his imported Ukrainian competition blaster that he modified by removing the safeties and installing a 1 lb trigger. Knowing what you are doing is an important but unwritten rule.
June 11th, 2008 at 12:11 am
When I was taught the rules in Hunter’s Safety, there were only 3 rules, and keeping your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard was a big part of rule 1. Not saying that it’s a bad thing to make it a separate rule, just practicing at being like a crotchety old coot tonight. Bah! In my day…