HOW WH HELD SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TOWN HALL WITH THE OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION & USDE! (1288 hits)
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For Immediate Release From U.S. Department of Justice!
FOR FIREARMS OWNERS
The following suggestions for safety and security are recommendations only. However, please be aware that there may be state or local laws pertaining to the possession or storage of a firearm.
• Safely storing firearms is crucial to preventing the risks of unintentional death, injury, or damage.
• It is your responsibility to know how to properly store your firearms in your home.
• Your firearms should be readily available to you, yet inaccessible or inoperative to others. This will protect you, your loved ones, and others from the misuse, theft, or loss of your firearms.
Familiarize yourself with and obey all federal, state, and local laws regarding the purchase, possession, carrying, use, storage, and disposition/sale of firearms.
Handling Firearms
• Treat every firearm as if it were loaded.
• Always keep your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard unless you intend to fire the weapon.
• Always keep the muzzle of the firearm pointed in a safe direction. A “safe direction” means that the gun is pointed so that if it were to fire, it would not result in an injury.
• When you pick up a firearm, first point it in a safe direction and make sure it is unloaded. Open the action and look into the chamber(s), which should be clear of ammunition. If the gun has a magazine, carefully remove it before opening the action. Then open the action to be sure the chamber is clear of ammunition.
• You must always exercise full control and supervision over a loaded gun. This means the gun must be unloaded and placed in secure storage whenever you leave the gun unattended.
Storing Firearms
Nearly all firearm accidents in the home can be prevented by making sure that guns are kept unloaded and locked up when not in use.
• Unload each firearm before storing.
• Store unloaded firearms in a locked cabinet, safe, gun vault, or storage case. (A locked storage case should be kept in a location inaccessible to children.)
• If storing a disassembled firearm, parts should be securely stored in separate locations.
• Keep ammunition locked in a secure location away from the firearm.
• Make sure to take special safety precautions if you must have quick access to a LOADED firearm in your home. Many firearm accidents occur in the home as a result of unauthorized persons discovering loaded firearms that were left out in the open.Use trigger locks, cable locks, or other locking mechanisms, and/or keep your firearm locked in a secure location accessible to responsible adults only. A gun lock should be used as an additional safety precaution and not as a substitute for secure storage.
• Always re-check firearms carefully and completely to be sure that they are still unloaded when you remove them from storage. Accidents can happen if a family member has borrowed or loaned a gun and then carelessly returned it to storage while it was still loaded.
Treat every firearm as if it were loaded. If you must have quick access to a loaded firearm in your home, you need to take special safety measures.
What qualifies as a secure gun storage or safety device?
1. A device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without first deactivating the device;
