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Gun Safety Seminar: Cristian-Louie A Perez MD CPT 0-148548 MC (RES) PN (M)

This document provides information on gun safety procedures. It outlines the four rules of gun safety: treat every gun as loaded, keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot, and be sure of your target and what is beyond. Firing range safety procedures include always keeping firearms unloaded until at the firing line, wearing eye and ear protection, and following the range officer's instructions. When transporting firearms, they should always be unloaded, stored in a case or holster, and never loaded in pockets or waistbands.

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Gun Safety Seminar: Cristian-Louie A Perez MD CPT 0-148548 MC (RES) PN (M)

This document provides information on gun safety procedures. It outlines the four rules of gun safety: treat every gun as loaded, keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot, and be sure of your target and what is beyond. Firing range safety procedures include always keeping firearms unloaded until at the firing line, wearing eye and ear protection, and following the range officer's instructions. When transporting firearms, they should always be unloaded, stored in a case or holster, and never loaded in pockets or waistbands.

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GUN SAFETY

SEMINAR

CRISTIAN-LOUIE A PEREZ MD
cpt 0-148548 MC (RES) PN (m)
Objectives
-Discuss:
-Basic Firearms Safety Tips and Procedures
-Firing Range Safety Procedures
-Basic Safety Tips to Transport a Firearm
Four Rules of Gun Safety
1. Consider Every Gun as Loaded
2. Never let the muzzle of a gun point at anything
you do not intend to shoot
3. Keep your firearm finger off the trigger until
you are ready to fire
4. Be sure your target and what is around it
Firing Range Safety Procedures
•Make sure that your firearm is UNLOADED when you
enter a firing range. Check for load in a safe area.
•Handle your firearm only in the firing line or safety area
with the approval of the range officer. Obey your range
officer.
•Load firearm only upon advice of the range official.
•Never hold your firearm if there are people in front of
you or with people downrange.
Firing Range Safety Procedures
•In a firing line with no barriers, the person to your right
is always given priority unless stated otherwise.
•Always announce that you are “firing” before you start
shooting to allow other people to prepare for your firing.
•Always wear eye and ear protectors when firing and
while inside firing ranges.
•Follow the 1800 safety rule. When allowed to handle
your firearm, always point the muzzle of your firearm
downrange.
Firing Range Safety Procedures
•Make sure that no magazine is inserted inside your
pistol and keep your hammer down unless you are
allowed to shoot.
•After clearing your firearm of ammunition, cock the
hammer and pull the trigger with the muzzle pointing
downrange to fully ensure that the firearm is cleared of
any ammunition.
Firing Range Safety Procedures
•Holster (if allowed) or bag firearm if firing. If you are to
place the firearm on a table, open the cylinder of the
unloaded revolver or pull back and lock the slide of the
pistol
•Follow at all times the Four Rules of Gun Safety
Basic Safety Tips to Transport a Firearm
• Always transport your firearm in a safe unloaded
condition.
•Never carry any handgun in your pocket, purse, or
waistband. Use a case or proper holster with safety flap
or strap.
•Never carry a firearm with a cartridge in the chamber
without the safety lever in the “SAFE” position.
Basic Safety Tips to Transport a Firearm
• Always carry your pistol empty and open while in a
club range.
•Carry loaded pistols with the magazine inserted but
with an empty chamber.
•Carry loaded revolvers with an empty chamber under
the hammer

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