Firearms Safety Rules (from the late Col Jeff Cooper, shooter, trainer, hero) - Page 3

sniper · 04-21-2009

If all enthusiasts learned these four "commandments" of weapons handling and safety we would live in a much safer world. Teach these four rules to a young or an old enthusiast, they will spread.

kstreeter · 05-01-2009

Lt. Col Jeff Cooper was a Marine and gave us these basic safety rules that we had to repeat every morning on the range before firing.
Treat, Never, Keep, Keep
1)Treat every weapon as if it were loaded
2)Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3)Keep your weapon on safe until you are ready to fire
4)Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you intend to fire

one that a lot of Marine units are starting to adapt due to house clearing and CQC

5)Know your target and what lies beyond

padishar123 · 08-31-2009

I'm actually glad to see my dad taught me properly right from the git go. I started shooting at 10 with dad's 10-22 rifle. He drilled these four rules into my head right away...hence I do the same when I take out newbies. I'm going to print this list out, print it and put it in my range bag. This will help to reinforce the rules when shooting with those of lesser experience.

Adrenaline · 09-25-2009

This thread has been very helpful, as I am looking to become a first time gun owner. I want to make sure I am safe as possible. My man has really gotten me with the gun bug, this site in general is extremely helpful and interesting to me.

dshow · 10-02-2009

This is a great thread and helped me with ideas. I have started a blog to talk about gun safety and the importance of it: Authority Safes Blog Do you have insights into topics you would like covered. I am pro gun ownership and that is why our company started a Safes site to make safes affordable for every firearm owner. While we are helping make firearms safe, we would like to educate as well. So your feed back is appreciate.

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Glockman1989 · 2 Days Ago

Jeff Cooper was the greatest gun writer & trainer there ever was. We lost a great man when he died.

05-01-2009	#22 (permalink)
kstreeter Marksman Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: McCordsville Posts: 385	Lt. Col Jeff Cooper was a Marine and gave us these basic safety rules that we had to repeat every morning on the range before firing. Treat, Never, Keep, Keep 1)Treat every weapon as if it were loaded 2)Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot 3)Keep your weapon on safe until you are ready to fire 4)Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you intend to fire one that a lot of Marine units are starting to adapt due to house clearing and CQC 5)Know your target and what lies beyond __________________ "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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04-21-2009	#21 (permalink)
sniper Plinker Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5	If all enthusiasts learned these four "commandments" of weapons handling and safety we would live in a much safer world. Teach these four rules to a young or an old enthusiast, they will spread.

08-31-2009	#23 (permalink)
padishar123 Plinker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Leo, IN Posts: 56	I'm actually glad to see my dad taught me properly right from the git go. I started shooting at 10 with dad's 10-22 rifle. He drilled these four rules into my head right away...hence I do the same when I take out newbies. I'm going to print this list out, print it and put it in my range bag. This will help to reinforce the rules when shooting with those of lesser experience.

09-25-2009	#24 (permalink)
Adrenaline Plinker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 96	This thread has been very helpful, as I am looking to become a first time gun owner. I want to make sure I am safe as possible. My man has really gotten me with the gun bug, this site in general is extremely helpful and interesting to me.

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dshow Plinker Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	This is a great thread and helped me with ideas. I have started a blog to talk about gun safety and the importance of it: Authority Safes Blog Do you have insights into topics you would like covered. I am pro gun ownership and that is why our company started a Safes site to make safes affordable for every firearm owner. While we are helping make firearms safe, we would like to educate as well. So your feed back is appreciate. D Authority Safes Affordable Honeywell American Made Safes Honeywell Safes - Honeywell Security, Fire, & Wall Safes

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Glockman1989 Plinker Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 55	Jeff Cooper was the greatest gun writer & trainer there ever was. We lost a great man when he died.