We explain and share the four universal rules of firearm safety.
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I have always wanted to ask, am I violating these rules when I clean my Glock?
We explain and share the four universal rules of firearm safety.
My respect to you sir as you are much more experienced than I am.Ok, I'll play, and this is not directed at the OP but to anyone who preaches "The Rules"
1. All guns are loaded: well at least until the gun is disassemble to the point which it can no longer function. Example; such as when you clean it since you will be putting at least your hand in front of the muzzle.
2. Finger off trigger until on target and sights aligned. I guess that makes point shooting out of the question even at 5ft or less you better have those sights aligned even if your muzzle is pressed against a bad guy getting ready to kill you. Sorry but if I'm clearing my house because of a bump in the night my finger will be on the trigger.
3. Muzzle in a safe direction, he almost got one part of this one but stopped short when talking about the holster. So purse carry for the ladies is out, bedside loaded gun in a safe is out, all holsters are out as they allow you to sweep yourself and others through daily movement. Appendix carry, ouch? Pocket carry of that Keltec of small revolver with no holster=no-no. So the muzzle in a safe direction applies to unsecured guns such as a gun in the hand it does not apply to guns in cases, safes, adequate holsters. Not that I recommend pocket carry with no holster. All bets are off if you or anyone else has been playing home gunsmith on the weapon in question.
4. Be sure of your target and what’s behind it. So you can never shoot at a bad guy in the dark because your flashlight won't shin as far as a missed shot will go. Oh you're being tacticool and using night sights or a laser with no flashlight and have no idea what's behind your target? No more bird hunting with shotguns you might hit a plane or the space station!
My point is all these rules have caveats and each needs to be explained, especially to new shooters, how they work in the real world. Telling a new shooter that the muzzle of their gun can never sweep any part of their body and then they see your holstered handgun sweeping your leg and they realize their own gun sweeps their leg occasionally is at best really confusing at worst makes them think we are blowing off the rules.
Yes I have a bunch of meaningless gun related qualifications:
NRA Pistol Instructor, RSO
23 years military,
SIG Patrol Rifle Instructor grad
pistol (IDPA/USPSA) and 3-gun shooter
shooting for 46 years and what has kept me safe is all that time is my dad telling me at age 8 to treat all guns as loaded and if I shot someone they would die. He figured I was smart enough to figure out the other rules based on this one sentence.
Rant over, I just get tired of hearing "the rules" without any explanation as how to follow them in real life.
My respect to you sir as you are much more experienced than I am.
However I feel that you are looking at taking these rules literally.
It looks to me as if that they are more meant as basic rules to be ingrained in the gun owners mind to guide them in general safe gun handling. Sort of like the teachings of the seven deadly sins or the ten commandments. We know them, they may guide us, but we don't always follow them literally.
Ok, I'll play, and this is not directed at the OP but to anyone who preaches "The Rules"
1. All guns are loaded: well at least until the gun is disassemble to the point which it can no longer function. Example; such as when you clean it since you will be putting at least your hand in front of the muzzle.
2. Finger off trigger until on target and sights aligned. I guess that makes point shooting out of the question even at 5ft or less you better have those sights aligned even if your muzzle is pressed against a bad guy getting ready to kill you. Sorry but if I'm clearing my house because of a bump in the night my finger will be on the trigger.
3. Muzzle in a safe direction, he almost got one part of this one but stopped short when talking about the holster. So purse carry for the ladies is out, bedside loaded gun in a safe is out, all holsters are out as they allow you to sweep yourself and others through daily movement. Appendix carry, ouch? Pocket carry of that Keltec of small revolver with no holster=no-no. So the muzzle in a safe direction applies to unsecured guns such as a gun in the hand it does not apply to guns in cases, safes, adequate holsters. Not that I recommend pocket carry with no holster. All bets are off if you or anyone else has been playing home gunsmith on the weapon in question.
4. Be sure of your target and what’s behind it. So you can never shoot at a bad guy in the dark because your flashlight won't shin as far as a missed shot will go. Oh you're being tacticool and using night sights or a laser with no flashlight and have no idea what's behind your target? No more bird hunting with shotguns you might hit a plane or the space station!
My point is all these rules have caveats and each needs to be explained, especially to new shooters, how they work in the real world. Telling a new shooter that the muzzle of their gun can never sweep any part of their body and then they see your holstered handgun sweeping your leg and they realize their own gun sweeps their leg occasionally is at best really confusing at worst makes them think we are blowing off the rules.
Yes I have a bunch of meaningless gun related qualifications:
NRA Pistol Instructor, RSO
23 years military,
SIG Patrol Rifle Instructor grad
pistol (IDPA/USPSA) and 3-gun shooter
shooting for 46 years and what has kept me safe is all that time is my dad telling me at age 8 to treat all guns as loaded and if I shot someone they would die. He figured I was smart enough to figure out the other rules based on this one sentence.
Rant over, I just get tired of hearing "the rules" without any explanation as how to follow them in real life.