Gun Safety

Question 1

Four General Firearms Safety Rules

Answer 1

1. Treat all firearms as if they are loaded
2. Never allow the muzzle to cover anything you aren’t prepared to destroy
3. Keep your trigger finger at its index position until the firearm is pointed at the target and you are prepared to fire
4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it

Question 2

What are the steps to ensure your pistol is unloaded (do this every time a firearm leaves your hand, is cleaned, handed to you or another person, transported, or stored)?

Answer 2

1. Verify loaded chamber indicator is showing not loaded by looking into the hole at the rear of the barrel.
2. Grasp pistol with finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard. Point the muzzle in a safe direction depress the magazine release, and remove the magazine.
3. Grasp serrated sides of the slide from the rear with the thumb and fingers, and briskly draw the slide rearward in order to extract any cartridge form the chamber and clear it from the pistol.
4. Lock the slide in the open position by allowing the slide to move slightly forward from the rearmost position while pressing upward on the slide.
5. Check the barrel chamber to verify it is unloaded and check the bore visually for any obstructions.
6. Examine the breech face to ensure the firing pin is not protruding.