New Gun Owner? Congratulations! Now Lets Talk About Gun Safety

The COVID-19 Coronavirus situation has spiked fear and anxiety worldwide. In uncertain times, it’s natural for people to want to protect themselves and defend their families in the event of any adverse human behavior. The past few days have seen a huge spike in firearms sales, possibly pointing to a large new group of gun owners entering our world. First off, welcome, we are happy to have you. Second, let’s talk about gun safety.

Congratulations on your new gun. Firearm ownership in the United States is a unique experience – from self defense, target shooting, hunting, competition, collecting and general appreciation sit on top of the list of why Americans own firearms. But with great power comes great responsibility and all of the categories of firearm ownership require the same core requirements of gun safety. Let’s talk about the four main rules that will help keep you from injuring yourself or others.

Pistol Storage – Vaultek Life Pod

Rifle Storage – Secureit Fast Box

In the end, the best advice I can give you is to remain calm. Chances are you’ll never need that new gun for a defensive situation and in two months we’ll look back at the lost Spring of 2020 as a wake up call for being prepared for the worst.

Be safe and we’ll see you here at The Firearm Blog.

• GLOCK S.A.F.E. Program – https://us.glock.com/en/learn/firearms-education/safe
• Ruger – https://www.ruger.com/safety/index.html
• Ruger Blue Book – https://www.ruger.com/pdf/blueBook.pdf
• Remington – https://www.remington.com/support/safety-center/ten-commandments-firearm-safety
• CZ USA – https://cz-usa.com/community/firearm-safety/
• Beretta – http://www.beretta.com/assets/12/29/Basic_Safety_Rules.pdf
• Taurus – https://www.taurususa.com/safety/shooting-fundamentals/
• NSSF – https://www.nssf.org/safety/rules-firearms-safety/

NSSF – Project ChildSafe – National Shooting Sports Foundation

NSSF launched Project ChildSafe in 1998 (prior to 2003 the program was called Project HomeSafe) as a nationwide initiative to promote firearms responsibility and provide safety education to all gun owners. While children are a focus, Project ChildSafe is intended to help young people and adults practice greater firearm safety in the home. The program has provided more than 36 million free firearm safety kits to gun owners in all 50 states and five U.S. territories. That’s in addition to the more than 60 million free locking devices manufacturers have included with new firearms sold since 1998 and continue to do so today.

Project ChildSafe was originally supported by federal grants provided by the U.S. Department of Justice. Since 2008, when this funding was cut, the firearms manufacturing industry has solely funded the Project ChildSafe program through the members of NSSF.