New Mexico Guns LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico        Supporting the Second Amendment

Basic Gun Safety

Everyone should continually review basic gun safety points.

• Before purchasing a gun, acknowledge the fact that a gun can cause serious injury or death.

• Handling a gun makes each of us responsible for what happens with it while in our possession or control.

• Every gun owner must accept full responsibility for safety and security at all times, including other people using our gun and their ability and willingness to handle it properly.

• Every gun owner needs to make sure that nobody can steal or use your firearm without your consent.

Basic safety rules include:

• Always treat a gun as if it were loaded until you visually check it out.

• Never point your firearm in any direction you do not intend to shoot.  And especially never in the direction of other people.

• Always have your gun pointed in a safe direction.

• Before handling a firearm, understand how it works.

• Do not assume that a gun is secure. Know for certain.

• Do not put your finger on the trigger unless you are ready to shoot.

• Keep your firearm unloaded when you are not using it.

• Never pass your firearm to anybody until you have checked that it is unloaded.  Insist that the other person also check to make sure it is unloaded.

• If you have to carry your gun loaded, always point it in a safe direction (e.g., the ground).

• Never carry a gun with the hammer cocked.

• You should store your firearm and ammunition in separate locked places. Be sure that it is not inaccessible to children.

• Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.