Why YSK: Even if you don’t own a gun, there is a chance you can encounter one at the home of a friend or family member. These are the four core rules of gun safety, but the same can be used with airsoft/paintball guns, nerf or even chemical spray bottles!
First, treat every firearm as if it were loaded. Even if it was clear the last time you saw it. If looking at a gun with someone else and they assure you it’s not loaded, you can respectfully ask them to clear it in front of you before you handle it yourself.
Never point a gun at anything you are not willing to destroy. Pretend there is a lazer beam coming from the barrel. Don’t let that “beam” point at anyone. That is known as “flagging”. In nearly all cases keeping the barrel pointing down between your feet is a good move.
Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire. This includes the whole trigger guard area. Most people keep their finger on the frame well above the trigger guard, pointing their finger in the same direction as the barrel. This is known as “trigger discipline”.
Finally be sure of your target and what’s behind it. Bullets can still travel a long way even after they pass through a target. If you are target shooting make sure there is a solid backstop. If in a real life situation you must positively ID the threat, no shooting at shadows or noises.
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Lazer
Light amplification through ztimulated emission of radiation.
YSK not everyone lives in a unstable country.
YSK that there are guns in every country
YSK nearly every stable country have reasonable gun restrictions so that it is not easily accessible for someone to fool around. Or they are unstable countries like Afghanistan, Sudan.
Lastly, secure your firearms you uncultured swines that don’t.
Not only for your safety, but the safety of your children if you have some. I hate that people don’t follow this rule.
Let me summarise it in just one: never touch the gun
That’s actually not a good one. For example if you are at a playground and you see someone left their gun you definatley want to move it somewhere where kids aren’t going to get it. Its up to you if you call the cops.
I found a tazer at a bus stop once and I callled the police. It wasn’t until they got there that I learned it was a tazer (I didn’t want to open the holster it was in for fear of getting my fingerprints on a murder weapon). If I knew it was a tazer I would have just put it in my backpack and owned a tazer.
