Firearms Safety Rules (from the late Col Jeff Cooper, shooter, trainer, hero)

[bwframe]

...Have I ever told anyone here how much I love rekindling this debate?

It's only a debate to the rare few who have trouble with the four rules.

Maybe you should go ahead and start yet another thread about that, rather than pollute this sticky thread on safe gun handling?

 

[cbhausen]

Back at ya!

 

[cbhausen]

Hot range or cold range?

ANY range, hot or cold. Shouldn’t matter, should it?

 

[KellyinAvon]

OK, deep breath here...

 

[KellyinAvon]

ANY range, hot or cold. Shouldn’t matter, should it?

I asked because I've been on a hot range when an individual broke the plain re-holstering so bad about 20 of us yelled AAAGGGHHHHH!!! The RSO was Coach, and that individual left shortly after it happened.

 

[loudgroove]

When I was teaching my kids firearm safety. They had to memorize the 4 rules and also Dad's 2 rules.
Dad's rule 1. Unless you are loading a gun for someone at the range. You drop the Mag, lock the slide back and check to see if it is loaded or not before handing it over with the slide still locked open.
Dad's rule 2. When receiving a gun from someone, check to see if it's loaded and then still the other rules apply just as much.