Newer shooters - safety reminder - Page 2

frankmako · May 11th, 2006, 09:42 PM

Don't have to say anything more.
frankmako

Mad Duck · June 6th, 2006, 12:41 PM

Recently one of the members of my gunclub shot himself, he says he did everything twrong that night
Unloaded incorrectly, covered his own leg with muzzle, & instead of decocking, pulled the trigger. Cost? One Leg.
Complancey will kill you in one second.

DeMeshia · June 21st, 2006, 05:06 AM

The best way I was taught about rule number two is this way and that's how I always remembered it:

Treat the barrel like it is a lazer that will cut through anything and everything, that being said, always keep it pointed in a safe direction- like the floor.

Weeg · June 21st, 2006, 08:38 AM

Yup...

Last CCH class I taught...

Had a friend of a friend...Squeezed him in as a favor...

Dude was CLUELESS...

.

LPguy · June 30th, 2006, 10:37 PM

Safety always I say! Excellent points on knowing where your piece is at all times!

Mike

xeero · August 5th, 2006, 05:10 PM

Excellent! Before I take newbies to the range, I always explain and have them recite those four rules before even picking up the firearms. Then i'll go into handling and marksmanship. i find from there comments afterwards they always appreciate it and that it instills a good feeling of respect for firearms.

HotGuns · August 5th, 2006, 07:06 PM

Its always a good thing to bring up.

We really hammer on this in the CCW classes we teach. We specifically talk about it no less than 4 times thoughout the class and even include it in the test.

kwesi · August 24th, 2006, 08:34 PM

Thanx Chris,

#1 & 2 are still with me even though I last fired a round 15 yrs ago. BUT # 3 & 4 aren't even a blurred memory.

Thanks again!

WJP9 · August 24th, 2006, 08:38 PM

Life Savers! Don't leave home without em'!

Exodus · August 25th, 2006, 12:13 AM

Always good to refresh your memory on the rules of safety. It can never hurt (but forgetting one certainly can!).

An addition to Bruce's comment on handing a gun to someone else. I've always said "never hand someone a loaded gun unless you want to get shot". In my opinion, you should always unload the weapon, open and lock the action, then hand it to them, so you both know the weapon is unloaded.

June 21st, 2006, 05:06 AM	#13
DeMeshia Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Knoxville Posts: 21	The best way I was taught about rule number two is this way and that's how I always remembered it: Treat the barrel like it is a lazer that will cut through anything and everything, that being said, always keep it pointed in a safe direction- like the floor. __________________ I know everything and nothing because I understand too little. As darkness falls, night unfolds ebon wings to wrap the world in its dark embrace.

August 5th, 2006, 07:06 PM	#17
HotGuns Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,505	Its always a good thing to bring up. We really hammer on this in the CCW classes we teach. We specifically talk about it no less than 4 times thoughout the class and even include it in the test. __________________ AR. CHL Instr. To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson

August 24th, 2006, 08:38 PM	#19
WJP9 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 777	Life Savers! Don't leave home without em'! __________________ -Bill "I don't step aside. I step up." -Vic Mackey, THE SHIELD.

August 25th, 2006, 12:13 AM	#20
Exodus Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 442	Always good to refresh your memory on the rules of safety. It can never hurt (but forgetting one certainly can!). An addition to Bruce's comment on handing a gun to someone else. I've always said "never hand someone a loaded gun unless you want to get shot". In my opinion, you should always unload the weapon, open and lock the action, then hand it to them, so you both know the weapon is unloaded. __________________ "To my mind it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence, injury, crime, and death. How feeble is the mindset to accept defenselessness. How unnatural. How cheap. How cowardly. How pathetic." Ted Nugent SIC VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM. Last edited by Exodus; August 25th, 2006 at 12:14 AM.. Reason: Spelling, grammar, and hitting the post button before reading the post.

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May 11th, 2006, 09:42 PM	#11
frankmako VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 2,482	Don't have to say anything more. frankmako

June 6th, 2006, 12:41 PM	#12
Mad Duck New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SW OHIO Posts: 11	Recently one of the members of my gunclub shot himself, he says he did everything twrong that night Unloaded incorrectly, covered his own leg with muzzle, & instead of decocking, pulled the trigger. Cost? One Leg. Complancey will kill you in one second.

June 21st, 2006, 08:38 AM	#14
Weeg Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NC Posts: 295	Yup... Last CCH class I taught... Had a friend of a friend...Squeezed him in as a favor... Dude was CLUELESS... .

June 30th, 2006, 10:37 PM	#15
LPguy Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brockton, MA Posts: 185	Safety always I say! Excellent points on knowing where your piece is at all times! Mike

August 5th, 2006, 05:10 PM	#16
xeero Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Posts: 80	Excellent! Before I take newbies to the range, I always explain and have them recite those four rules before even picking up the firearms. Then i'll go into handling and marksmanship. i find from there comments afterwards they always appreciate it and that it instills a good feeling of respect for firearms.

August 24th, 2006, 08:34 PM	#18
kwesi Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: FL Posts: 24	Thanx Chris, #1 & 2 are still with me even though I last fired a round 15 yrs ago. BUT # 3 & 4 aren't even a blurred memory. Thanks again!