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Gun Safety (young children)

1. Stop.
2. Don't touch.
3. Leave the area.
4. Tell an adult.


Safe Gun Handling

1. Point the gun in a safe direction.
2. Keep your finger off the trigger.
3. Keep it unloaded until ready to use.


Safe Shooting

1. Know the target and what is beyond.
2. Know how to use the gun safely.
3. Be sure the gun is safe to operate.
4. Use the right ammunition for the gun.
5. Use eye and ear protection.
6. Don't use alcohol or any drugs.
8. Unload and clean guns after use.

Safe Storage


Safe Transportation



NRA Gun Safety Rules
NRA's gun safety rules for young children and gun users.

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The GunProof website is dedicated to helping gun proof children.

There are hundreds of millions of guns around the world, some of which are not safely secured, while many older children are able to overcome any safety mechanism given time. Just as it is impossible to childproof swimming pools, rivers and oceans, it is impossible to childproof guns. There is no ethical alternative but to teach children gun safety and (when older) how to safely handle guns in order to help protect them.

It would be irresponsible to simply tell all children that water and guns are dangerous and not to go near them. As children grow older and more independent they must be provided with more information, or their default water and gun safety education will be acquired via the media (fun looking but often dangerous behavior). Children must be taught water safety, how to swim, gun safety, and how to safely handle a gun.

Water safety and swimming lessons are taught to most children around the world as it would be irresponsible not to do so. Likewise, it would be irresponsible not to teach gun safety to young children and gun handling skills to older children (by age 10) even where most guns are banned, as there will still be guns in the hands of occupational users and criminals. If an older child expresses an interest in guns the responsible thing to do is get them into a target air rifle club where they will learn how to responsibly use guns in a safe environment.


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