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Safety At The Range
This was a great reminder! Safety is always my number one concern at the ranges especially with all the new firearm owners in the last 4 months. I been to the range twice in the last week and what I see scares me, actually had a guy go down range to set up a spinner target while people where shooting, them when everyone address this with the guy he didnot think it was a big deal because he was on one of the far outside lanes. The second issue I would like to address are the number of unsupervised children at the ranges both off and on the firing line. My little girl (11 yrs old) is always supervised and can tell you my (USMC) safety rules as well as weapon conditions & commands. Below is what I have taught my kids & wife before heading to the range, and WE ALL ENJOY THE RANGE:
SAFETY RULES:
1. Treat every weapon is loaded
2. Never point a weapon anything you do not intent to shoot
3. Keep finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to fire
4. Keep weapon safe until you intend to fire.
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CONDITION CODES
a. A weapon’s readiness/safety status is described by one of four conditions.
The steps in the loading and unloading process take the weapon through specific conditions which indicate the weapon’s readiness for live fire.
- CONDITION 1. To place a weapon in condition 1, a round must be in position to be fired (magazine inserted) and the safety must be on.
- CONDITION 2. To place a weapon in condition 2, a round must be in position to be fired, the weapon’s action must be closed, and the hammer must be forward. (This condition only applies to weapons that have external hammers).
- CONDITION 3. To place a weapon in condition 3, ammunition is in position to be chambered (magazine inserted), the chamber is empty, the action is closed, and the safety is on.
- CONDITION 4. To place a weapon in condition 4, all ammunition is removed (magazine removed) , the chamber is empty, the action is closed, and the safety is on.
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COMMANDS:
- "Unload"
- "Load"
- "Make Ready"
- "Fire"
- "I Unload and show clear"
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I also believe that all shooters (wifes, kids, ETC) should know how to:
- Fieldstrip and reassemble procedures for the weapons you are firing.
- Discuss the immediate action to clear a stoppage
- Discuss load and unload ammunition procedures
- Discuss SIX BASIC FUNDAMENTALS OF HANDGUN SHOOTING:
The six basic fundamentals of handgun shooting are:
1. Stance (Weaver Stance, Isosceles Stance)
2. Grip/Locked Wrist
3. Sight Alignment / Sight Picture
4. Breath Control
5. Trigger Control
6. Follow Through
I would also recommend if you have little children have them watch:
"Learn Gun Safety With Eddie Eagle"
I hope this is helpful, others will be annoyed!
BLUF: Is have fun enjoy the RANGE but be SAFE!
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R/S Lego
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