Firearm Safety Rules
What should you do every time you pick up a firearm?
Answer
Point it in a safe direction, keep your finger off the trigger, and check to see that it is unloaded
Rule 1 says that every time a firearm is handled for any reason, check to see that it is unloaded — while keeping it pointed in the safest possible direction with your finger off the trigger.
Source: Chapter 1: The Six Basic Firearm Safety Rules
Not the answer
- Keep it pointed upward, engage the manual safety, and rely on the safety to prevent any discharge
- Read the caliber marking, confirm the safety is engaged, and keep your finger resting on the trigger
- Engage the safety, remove the magazine, and assume the chamber is clear once the magazine is out
Practice this
The California Firearm Safety Certificate test is 30 questions and takes 23 correct — 75% — to pass. The app’s page carries a free ten-question test drawn from the same bank, marked as you go.
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