Firearm Safety ("Guns Are Different") 1980 US Air Force

• published: 28 Apr 2015
• views: 101

more at more at http://quickfound.net/links/military_news_and_links.html "GUNS ARE DIFFERENT - FIREARMS SAFETY PRIMITIVE WEAPONS ARE RELATIVELY SAFE TO USE, BUT GUNS ARE SHOWN TO BE DIFFERENT IN A SERIES OF AIR FORCE ACCIDENTS. A YOUNG SGT DROPS HIS PISTOL WHICH PROMPTLY SHOOTS HIM IN THE LEG. A SURVIVAL INSTRUCTOR FALLS ASLEEP WITH HIS REVOLVER IN HIS HAND, IT FIRES, AND HE LOSES A FINGER. A SECURITY POLICEMAN KILLS A FRIEND DURING AN EXERCISE. A HUNTER KILLS A FRIEND ON A HUNTING TRIP. A FATHER LEAVES HIS REVOLVER UNDER HIS PILLOW WHICH IS FOUND BY HIS YOUNG SON WHO KILLS HIS SISTER. IF GUNS ARE NOT HANDLED PROPERLY, THEY WILL GET THE USER OR SOMEONE ELSE -- ACCIDENTALLY." Small Arms playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL22A5611941174745 USAF Training Film playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8F26D920AA815835 Public domain film from the US National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_safety Gun safety rules and recommendations are intended to avoid accidental discharge or negligent discharge, or the consequences of firearm malfunctions. Their purpose is to eliminate or minimize the risks of unintentional death, injury or damage caused by improper possession, storage, or handling of firearms. There were 47,000 unintentional firearm deaths worldwide in 2013... Gun safety training seeks to instill a certain mindset and appropriate habits by following specific rules. The mindset is that firearms are inherently dangerous and must always be stored carefully and handled with care. Handlers are taught to treat firearms with respect for their destructive capabilities, and strongly discouraged from playing or toying with firearms, a common cause of accidents. The rules of gun safety follow from this mindset... Jeff Cooper, an influential figure in modern firearms training, formalized and popularized "Four Rules" of safe firearm handling. Prior lists of gun safety rules included as few as three basic safety rules or as many as ten rules including gun safety and sporting etiquette rules. In addition to Cooper, other influential teachers of gun safety include Massad Ayoob, Clint Smith, Chuck Taylor, Jim Crews, Bob Munden and Ignatius Piazza. Jeff Cooper's Four Rules: - All guns are always loaded. - Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. - Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target. - Be sure of your target and what is beyond it. The National Rifle Association provides a similar set of rules: - ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. - ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot. - ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use. Blank ammunition, which is a primed casing filled with gunpowder, either crimped or covered with a wad, is dangerous up to 15 feet. In the past, people have injured or killed themselves believing that blanks were not dangerous. Therefore, gun safety rules apply even to guns loaded with blanks...