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Safely handling a gun while hunting

Hunting safely should be your main priority on any hunting expedition. There are mutiple deaths and injuries each year from firearms. If your like myself you do not want to lose a vital body part or cut your life short due to a firearms accident. Knowing and abiding by gun safety rules is key in returning home to your family each and every night.
No one knows gun safety like the National Rifle Association. Listed below are some gun safety tips contributed by our friends with the N.R.A. Your decision to practice gun safety just might save your life.
The fundamental NRA rules for safe gun handling are:

ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
This is the primary rule of gun safety. A safe direction means that the gun is pointed so that even if it were to go off it would not cause injury or damage. The key to this rule is to control where the muzzle or front end of the barrel is pointed at all times. Common sense dictates the safest direction, depending on different circumstances.
ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
When holding a gun, rest your finger on the trigger guard or along the side of the gun. Until you are actually ready to fire, do not touch the trigger.
ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.
Whenever you pick up a gun, immediately engage the safety device if possible, and, if the gun has a magazine, remove it before opening the action and looking into the chamber(s) which should be clear of ammunition. If you do not know how to open the action or inspect the chamber(s), leave the gun alone and get help from someone who does.


	Safely handling a gun while hunting Hunting safely should be your main priority on any hunting expedition. There are mutiple deaths and injuries each year from firearms. If your like myself you do not want to lose a vital body part or cut your life short due to a firearms accident. Knowing and abiding by gun safety rules is key in returning home to your family each and every night. No one knows gun safety like the National Rifle Association. Listed below are some gun safety tips contributed by our friends with the N.R.A. Your decision to practice gun safety just might save your life. The fundamental NRA rules for safe gun handling are: ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. This is the primary rule of gun safety. A safe direction means that the gun is pointed so that even if it were to go off it would not cause injury or damage. The key to this rule is to control where the muzzle or front end of the barrel is pointed at all times. Common sense dictates the safest direction, depending on different circumstances. ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot. When holding a gun, rest your finger on the trigger guard or along the side of the gun. Until you are actually ready to fire, do not touch the trigger. ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use. Whenever you pick up a gun, immediately engage the safety device if possible, and, if the gun has a magazine, remove it before opening the action and looking into the chamber(s) which should be clear of ammunition. If you do not know how to open the action or inspect the chamber(s), leave the gun alone and get help from someone who does.