U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- You would have called me a madman if I’d predicted these events last Christmas. In early 2020, we saw sentencing reform. That meant people could steal up to $950 worth of merchandise per day and the thief would only be issued a ticket. We saw bail eliminated for so-called “non-violent offenses”, so bank robbers who were arrested this morning would be released this afternoon. Across the country, we saw empty store shelves for the first time in our lives due to fear of a pandemic. Convicted prisoners were released from prison due to fear of infection by the Wuhan flu. Many of these criminals were soon back in jail after committing new crimes. Because of the pandemic, police in some cities wouldn’t come to investigate if you called them to report a crime.
Wow. That sounds crazy, but it is the world in which we live today.
After that news, several million of us wanted a gun for self-defense. New gun owners would normally get briefings about gun safety and safe gun storage from the store where they bought their guns. Normally, we’d take our friends who just bought a gun to the range so they’d have help loading, shooting, and unloading their gun. We can’t do that now. Not with ranges shut down and stay-at-home orders in place. We started the Guns-101 video podcast for these new gun owners.
To start, you brought your gun home. Now you need to store your firearm safely so your family is safe when you are not using your gun.
Each episode is about 9 minutes long. Ask your friends who have a gun for the first time to watch these videos.
The more they learn, the safer they’ll be.
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- Guns 101
- Welcome to new gun owners
- The four gun safety rules and how they apply
- What are the options for safe storage?
- Safety rule 1- treat every firearm as if it’s loaded
- Safety rule 2- point your gun in the safest direction
- Safety rule 3- keep your finger off the trigger until you’re ready to shoot
- Safety rule 4- identify your target and what lies beyond it
- What kind of ammunition works in your gun?
- How do you load a magazine, and what is it for?
- Ben Branam on safe storage of your gun.
- What are good holsters and bad holsters?
- Is the AR-15 good at home defense?
- How do you carry your gun?
- Neil Weidner on safe storage
- Protect your eyes and ears when you go shooting
- Tools for a less-than-lethal response
- Shotguns for home defense
- Charlie Cook on safe gun storage
- Which is your dominant eye?
- Who needs to be shot?
About Rob Morse
The original article is here. Rob Morse writes about gun rights at Ammoland, at Clash Daily, and on his SlowFacts blog. He hosts the Self Defense Gun Stories Podcast and co-hosts the Polite Society Podcast. Rob was an NRA pistol instructor and combat handgun competitor.
Pass this along to any new gun owner, or any sloppy gun owner and do so at the sustained rate. They might as well use their sequester and quarantine time to learn something of value.
Good information, but a lot to take in. For me, gun knowledge like anything else is cumulative- nothing is instant. Firing a weapon is one thing, shooting a human being is another.