Safety Rules Related to Your Target

1. Positively identify your target and the threat it poses before firing at it.

2. What's behind your target? Always make sure that a stray shot, or a bullet which penetrates its intended target through and through, will be safely stopped.

3. Never shoot at a hard surface, or at water -- your shot may glance off, ricochet and injure someone.

4. Never shoot at glass bottles, living trees, or inappropriate targets which would create a hazard for other persons or damage the environment.

5. Never shoot a rifle or handgun directly upwards, or at a high angle of elevation. Even a rimfire .22 bullet fired at an angle into the air can have enough energy a mile and a half away to accidentally kill someone!

6. Never shoot across a highway or other roadway.

7. Never vandalize a road sign (or other public or private property) by using it as a target.

8. Never poach a game animal out of season, or shoot any game animal you don't intend to eat.

Safety Rules Related to Your Firearm