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The NRA Home Firearm Safety Course Hosted by

The NRA Home Firearm Safety Course Hosted by. HOME FIREARM SAFETY - Introduction -. Purpose: To introduce the basic principals of firearm safety Guns are neither safe nor unsafe by themselves The NRA has promoted firearm education and marksmanship training for more than 100 years

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The NRA Home Firearm Safety Course Hosted by

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  1. The NRA Home Firearm Safety Course Hosted by

  2. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Introduction - • Purpose: To introduce the basic principals of firearm safety • Guns are neither safe nor unsafe by themselves • The NRA has promoted firearm education and marksmanship training for more than 100 years • Upon finishing this course, the student should understand and be able to apply: • The basic elements of gun safety: attitude, knowledge, and skill • The fundamental rules of safe gun handling • How to identify and unload different types of firearms • The different types and uses of ammunition • How to clean and care for guns • Factors for evaluating gun storage options

  3. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Introduction - • Purpose: To introduce the basic principals of firearm safety • Guns are neither safe nor unsafe by themselves • The NRA has promoted firearm education and marksmanship training for more than 100 years • Upon finishing this course, the student should understand and be able to apply: • The basic elements of gun safety: attitude, knowledge, and skill • The fundamental rules of safe gun handling • How to identify and unload different types of firearms • The different types and uses of ammunition • How to clean and care for guns • Factors for evaluating gun storage options

  4. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Introduction - • Purpose: To introduce the basic principals of firearm safety • Guns are neither safe nor unsafe by themselves • The NRA has promoted firearm education and marksmanship training for more than 100 years • Upon finishing this course, the student should understand and be able to apply: • The basic elements of gun safety: attitude, knowledge, and skill • The fundamental rules of safe gun handling • How to identify and unload different types of firearms • The different types and uses of ammunition • How to clean and care for guns • Factors for evaluating gun storage options

  5. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Introduction - • Why we own guns • Nearly 18 million hunt • Millions more enjoy competition and recreational shooting • Gun collecting • Historical reenactment • Personal protection

  6. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Introduction -

  7. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Elements of Gun Safety - • Elements of Gun Safety • Home accidents involving guns generally result from • Ignorance or • Carelessness • Three basic elements of gun safety – eliminate both causes • Positive attitude • Knowledge • Skill • Fundamental Gun Safety Rules • Always Keep the Gun Pointed in a Safe Direction • Always Keep Your Finger Off the Trigger Until You Are Ready to Shoot • Always Keep the Gun Unloaded Until Ready to Use

  8. HOME FIREARM SAFETY - Elements of Gun Safety - • SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PARENTS • A CHILD MIGHT DISCOVER A GUN WHEN A RESPONSIBLE ADULT IS NOT PRESENT • In the child’s own home • In the home of a neighbor, friend, relative, or in a public place • Children should be taught to apply the following gun safety rules: • If you see a gun: • STOP! • DON’T TOUCH. • LEAVE THE AREA. • TELL AN ADULT.

  9. HOME FIREARM SAFETYIdentifying and Unloading Different Firearms • Types of Firearms: • Handguns • Rifles • Shotguns • Identified by their various actions

  10. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Handguns - Revolvers Checking the Double Action Revolver Components

  11. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Handguns - • Single Action Revolver • Checking • Loading • Unloading Double Action Revolver Unloading

  12. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Handguns - Semi-Automatic Pistols Cartridges to be fed into chamber are stored in a magazine Semi-Automatic Components

  13. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Handguns - • Semi-Automatic Pistols • To Check the Semi-Automatic: • Point the gun in a safe direction • Keep your finger off the trigger • Remove the magazine • Grasp the slide firmly and pull back • Lock the slide in the rear position – if possible • If slide cannot be locked open, hold it back or lock with an object • Visually inspect the chamber

  14. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Handguns - Removing the Magazine

  15. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Handguns - Pulling Back the Slide

  16. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles - • Bolt Action Bolt Action Rifle Components

  17. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles – Bolt Actions - • To check a bolt action rifle • Point the gun in a safe direction • Keep your finger off the trigger • Remove the magazine (if it can be removed)

  18. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles – Bolt Actions - • To check a bolt action rifle (cont.) 4. Open the action by lifting the bolt handle 5. Visually inspect the chamber if possible, or manually with little finger 6. Leave the action open

  19. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles – Bolt Actions - • To check a bolt action rifle with hinged floor plate • Point the gun in a safe direction • Keep your finger off the trigger • Release the floor plate to open the magazine

  20. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles – Bolt Actions - • To check a bolt action rifle with hinged floor plate (cont.) 4. Catch falling cartridges in your hand 5. Open the action by lifting the bolt handle and pulling it toward you 6. Visually and/or manually inspect the chamber 7. Return floor plate to locked position 8. Leave the action open

  21. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles – Bolt Actions - • To check a bolt action rifle with an internal magazine and no hinged floor plate • Point the gun in a safe direction • Keep your finger off the trigger • Open and partially close the action • Make sure that the chamber is empty • Visually and/or manually inspect the chamber to make certain 4. Partially close the bolt, which should move a cartridge part of the way into the chamber • Pull the bolt back, reach into the action and remove the cartridge • Repeat the cycle until all cartridges removed 6. Visually and/or manually inspect the chamber 7. Leave the action open

  22. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles – Lever Actions - • Lever Actions – are popular with hunters, cowboy re-enactments, and are commonly seen in western movies • To check a lever action • Point the gun in a safe direction • Keep your finger off the trigger

  23. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles – Lever Actions - 3. Push the lever down away from you, opening the action [the gun cannot be fired with the action open] 4. Work the lever until all cartridges are ejected 5. Leave the action open Note:some lever actions have detachable magazines – even after removing the magazine, you must still open the action and check the chamber

  24. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles – Pump Actions - • Pump Action • Pump action rifles have a fore-end under the barrel that is “pumped” to operate the action • To check a pump action rifle: • Point the gun in a safe direction • Keep your finger off the trigger

  25. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles – Pump Actions - 3.Pull the fore-end back toward you to open the action 4. A release device, usually near the trigger guard, may need to be pressed 5. Work the action repeatedly until no more cartridges are ejected – make sure the chamber is empty 6. Visually check the chamber and look for the end of the magazine rod. Note:The action should remain open whenever the rifle is handled

  26. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles - • Semi-Automatic • Most semi-automatics have either a detachable magazine or a magazine tube, which may be under the barrel or housed within the stock • To Check a semi-automatic rifle with detachable magazine: • Point the gun in a safe direction • Keep your finger off the trigger • Remove the magazine

  27. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles - • Semi-Automatic (cont.) • Pull the bolt back to open the action, and lock it open • Some require magazine to be inserted to lock open • - If it will not lock open, insert a small piece of wood or plastic block into the chamber • 5. Visually check the chamber and magazine to ensure that the rifle is unloaded

  28. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles - • Semi-Automatic - To check a semi-automatic with tubular magazine: • Point the gun in a safe direction • Keep your finger off the trigger • Pull the bolt back; a cartridge will eject if a round was chambered • Gently release the bolt,which will spring forward and chamber another round • Continue to pull and release the bolt until all cartridges are ejected • Lock or block the bolt open and visually and/or manually inspect the chamber • Leave the action open

  29. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Shotguns - • Shotguns – similar to rifles in appearance and operation of their actions • Pump action, hinge action, and semi-automatic shotguns are the most common • Bolt and lever action not as common • Shotguns with these actions function similar to rifle counterparts. Some individual features may vary

  30. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Shotguns - Shotgun Gauges - Gauge is defined as the number of lead balls of that diameter required to total exactly 1 pound in weight GaugeDiameter 8 .837 10 .775 12 .729 16 .662 20 .615 28 .550 32 .526 410 (67ga) .410

  31. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Shotguns - • Chokes – Function is similar to a garden hose nozzle – controls the shot spread or pattern diameter • Choke sizes [pattern] @ 40 yards: % of total pelletsChoke in a 30” circleDesignation 40 Cylinder 53 Skeet 57 Improved Cylinder 67 Modified 73 Improved Modified 75 Full

  32. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Shotguns - Chokes Fixed Choke Poly Choke Choke Tube Cutts Compensator System

  33. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Shotguns - • Sights, typical: rear sight is a groove in receiver; front sight is a bead (some shotguns have another bead midway on barrel) • Optical sights – for deer, bear, or turkey hunting • Red Dot – 1X (no magnification) • Scope – typically 1-4X or 2-7X magnification • Barrel Lengths (typical): ApplicationLength, in. Trap 28-32 Skeet 26-28 Waterfowl 28-30 Upland Hunting 24-28 Deer 22-28 Self Defense 18-26

  34. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Shotguns - Safety Issues • Mud or snow in the end of the barrel (from tripping) can split the barrel • Damascus barrels – have checked by a gunsmith; use only special low power loads if OK’d by gunsmith

  35. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles - • Single Shot Rifles – Typical types: • Break open action • Falling Block action • Rolling Block action • Bolt action • Older models generally do not have a separate safety device • Safe carry is with action open; load only when ready to shoot • To check A single shot rifle • Point the gun in a safe direction • Keep your finger off the trigger • Open the action • Break open: push release lever to side • Falling Block: • retract hammer to “half cocked” • Lower the under lever

  36. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifles - • To check A single shot rifle (cont.) 3. Open the action (cont.) • Rolling Block • retract hammer to “half cocked” • Lower the action block • Bolt action – same as previously described 4. Visually check to make sure the chamber is empty 5. Leave the action open

  37. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Single Shot Rifles - Thompson Center Encore [Break-Open Action] Ruger No. 1 [Falling Block Action] Remington Rolling Block

  38. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifle Safety Incident - • Sighting in your new deer rifle • Shiny new, high-powered deer rifle..........$1200.00 • Quality, high power scope……………….…$550.00 • Bore sighting Device…………………….…..$140.00 • Forgetting to remove the bore sighting • device prior to shooting……………………Priceless!

  39. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifle Safety Incident - Laser Bore Sight Device

  40. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifle Safety Incident - WOW!

  41. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifle Safety Incident - Oh My God!

  42. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Rifle Safety Incident - Rest in Peace!

  43. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Shotguns - • To check a hinge or break action shotgun: • Point the gun in a safe direction • Keep your finger off the trigger • Push the lever to the right to open the action – on many guns the shells will eject automatically • Inspect the chamber(s) • If loaded, pull the shells out by hand • Leave the action open

  44. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Tubular Magazines - • Some tubular magazines have an inside tube that must be removed to let the cartridges drop out • The action should also be opened and closed several times to be sure that no cartridges are left in the gun • Some tubular magazines do not have a removable tube – the cartridges must be removed by carefully operating the action CAUTION: • Even after you have taken these unloading steps, a gun may still contain a cartridge that has become stuck in the magazine tube. • A cartridge cannot be moved from the magazine into the chamber if the action remains open. • After making sure that the chamber is empty, leave the action open.

  45. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Muzzleloading Firearms - • Muzzleloaders are the predecessors of cartridge firearms • So named because they are loaded through the muzzle • They are loaded with “black powder” [or black powder equivalents] • Black powder is volatile • Must be handled with special care • Always keep away from heat or flame

  46. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Muzzleloading Firearms - • Loading Muzzleloaders • Powder is poured through the muzzle, into the barrel • Lead projectile is placed on top of the powder • A hole located at the rear of the barrel allows a flame or spark to enter the barrel, ignite the powder, and fire the gun • Matchlock uses a wick-like piece of material that is lit before the gun is fired • When the trigger is pulled, the “match” is lowered into a priming pan, igniting the powder • The wheel lock has a flint and a spinning wheel that replaces the “match” by sparking and igniting the powder • Wheel locks work much like today’s cigarette lighters

  47. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Muzzleloading Firearms - • On flintlock muzzleloaders, a spark is created when the hammer , containing a piece of flint, strikes a metal plate or frizzen • On “percussion” muzzleloaders, the spark is produced by the hammer’s striking a percussion cap • Muzzleloading handguns, rifles and shotguns are all available today • Popular with collectors and are used in hunting, recreational shooting and historical reenactments • Modern muzzleloaders mostly use No. 209 shotgun primers in place of a percussion cap

  48. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Muzzleloading Firearms - • It is difficult to tell if a muzzleloader is loaded with powder • It is possible for a gun to remain loaded and fireable for many years • If you suspect a muzzleloading gun is loaded, do not attempt to handle it or unload it yourself • Leave it alone • Secure it • Have a knowledgeable individual make sure it is unloaded

  49. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Air Guns - • BB and Pellet Guns • Also called Air Guns • Popular as “starter guns” for young people • Commonly found in the home • Used in various competitions including the Olympics, as well as informal recreational shooting

  50. HOME FIREARM SAFETY- Air Guns - • Similar to cartridge firearms, except that they use springs, compressed air or carbon dioxide, rather than gunpowder • Generally less powerful than cartridge firearms, but: • They are not toys • Must be used within same guidelines as firearms • Demand responsible use and the observance of all gun safety rules • Air gun actions also differ from those on firearms • Typically loaded by inserting a BB or a pellet into a loading port or the rear of the barrel

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