Frequently Asked Questions
How to safely store a gun?
Store guns unloaded.
Good storage places include in locked cabinets, gun vaults, safes, and storage cases.
Stored guns must be inaccessible to children.
Lock ammunition in a separate location from your guns.
When removing firearms from storage, double-check to make sure they are not loaded.
Gun-locking devices render firearms inoperable and serve as an additional precaution against accidents.
Cable-style locks aren’t a substitute for safe storage. They are simply a way to discourage unauthorized access to guns by young children.​
Consider special lockable cases that can be quickly opened by authorized individuals.
Gun owners must commit to learning how to safely use their firearms, especially if they plan on using them for home security. The objective is to keep firearms somewhere where they are readily available to the owner, yet inaccessible to others. Keeping a gun to defend your family is meaningless if that same gun puts your family at risk.
What are you saftey tips?
Treat every firearm as if it's loaded.
Always keep the weapon’s muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
Give the owner’s manual a thorough read. Know how to use your gun, how to open and close its action safely, and how to remove ammunition from the gun, as well as its magazine.
Don’t rely on safety mechanisms. Mechanical safety isn’t foolproof. Learn the intricacies of the mechanical safety on your gun.
Keep your firearms in good working order. Regular maintenance translates into a more reliable, safer firearm. When carried, guns develop rust even faster than when stored at home. So, clean your firearms regularly, even if they are never used.
Have your gun serviced by a gunsmith regularly. A qualified technician should do everything that goes beyond basic cleaning. Don’t be tempted to disassemble and reassemble a gun without proper knowledge and skills.​
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) suggests a S.A.F.E. strategy to gun safety:​
​ S.A.F.E.
S – secure your firearms when not in use​
A – maintain awareness of people in your proximity and prevent unauthorized access to guns​
F – focus on your responsibility as a gun owner​
E – educate yourself and others about gun safety​
Driving with my gun in the car.
​When driving with a gun, keep the following tips in mind:
Sit properly. Correct seating position improves your driving abilities and also makes it easier to draw your weapon, if needed.
Practice your seated draw.
Maintain situational awareness and control your emotions. An emotional response on the road can have devastating consequences if both drivers are armed. So, whenever facing danger or confrontation on the road, try to avoid it.
Defensive driving is more effective – and important – than defensive gun use.
There’s no reason to access the gun while out and about, except for self-defense. So, put it in your holster when leaving home, and don’t touch it again until you’re putting it back in the safe box at night.
Sometimes, when entering restricted areas, gun owners must remove their weapon and lock it in a secured container inside their vehicle. If this happens to you, do it without distraction. Then, upon returning to your vehicle, re-holster the gun safely.
I have a gun and my friends childeren are sleeping over.
​Several studies have found that gun accidents claim at least one child’s life every other day. Sadly, nearly all firearm accidents are preventable when gun owners take basic precautions.
If you have firearms in the home, you need to teach your kids about them. In many cases, children find firearms because they go looking for them out of curiosity or because one of them dared the other to find it.
Provided the firearms in your house are stored safely, make sure your kids:​
Never go snooping for guns in your home or at a friend’s home.
Never allow other children to go looking for guns in your home.
Know that if they find a gun, they are not to touch it or let others touch it, but they are to tell an adult about it immediately.
Never touch a firearm, even if it looks like a toy. They should always ask permission first.​
Sleepovers at a friend’s house
Whenever your kids are going to a sleepover at a friend’s house, ask the parents if they have a gun in the house.
If the answer is yes, ask how the firearms are stored, and where the ammunition is kept.
It doesn’t matter if it makes someone feel uncomfortable or offended: the safety of your child and other children comes first.