The first device identified as a gun, a bamboo tube that used gunpowder to fire a spear,

appeared in China around AD 1000. The Chinese had previously invented gunpowder in

the 9th century.

GUN SAFETY - rules and practice recommendations are intended to avoid accidental

discharge or negligent discharge, or the consequences of firearm malfunctions.

Always treat the gun as loaded.

Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
Always keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to shoot.
Always keep the gun unloaded until you are ready to use it.

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.
In 1902, the English politician and game shooting enthusiast Mark Hanbury
Beaufoy wrote some much-quoted verses on gun safety, including many salient points.
His verses "A Father's Advice" begin with the following.
If a sportsman true you'd be
Listen carefully to me:
Never, never, let your gun
Pointed be at anyone...
Ira L. Revees, in his 1913 book The A B C of Rifle, Revolver and Pistol Shooting, stated
the following:

 "The Accident-Proof Rule":

o "The muzzle of a firearm should never point in a direction in which, if
discharged, it would do injury where injury is not meant to be done."
 "the companion rule of the one just given":
o "All firearms are at all times loaded."
 And he went on to say:
o "The trigger should never be pulled until the identity of the thing fired at
has been established beyond any doubt."
Various versions of the "Ten Commandments of Gun Safety" have been published. This
one is from the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia:

1. Treat every gun with the respect due a loaded gun.

2. Carry only empty guns, taken down or with the action open, into your car, camp
and home.
3. Always be sure that the barrel and action are clear of obstructions.
 4. Always carry your gun so that you can control the direction of the muzzle.
5. Be sure of your target before you pull the trigger.
6. Never point a gun at anything you do not want to shoot.
7. Never leave your gun unattended unless you unload it first.
8. Never climb a tree or a fence with a loaded gun.
9. Never shoot at a flat, hard surface or the surface of water.
10. Do not mix gunpowder and alcohol.

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:

1. All guns are always loaded.

2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
The National Rifle Association provides a similar set of rules:

1. ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.

2. ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
3. ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.
Project Appleseed provides similar rules for their rifle marksmanship clinics: [8]

1. Always keep the muzzle in a safe direction.

2. Do not load until given the load command.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until the sights are on the target.
4. Make sure those around you follow the safety rules.
The Canadian Firearms Program uses the concept of The Four Firearm ACTS:[9]

1. Assume every firearm is loaded.

2. Control the muzzle direction at all times.
3. Trigger finger off trigger and out of trigger guard.
4. See that the firearm is unloaded. PROVE it safe.
The United States Marine Corps uses the following four weapons safety rules:

1. Treat every weapon as if it were loaded

 2. Never point the weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you're ready to fire
4. Keep the weapon on safe until you intend to fire
PARTS OF M16 RIFLE
Caliber .45 Pistol
BERETTA 9mm Pistol
GLOCK 17 GEN 4
Classification of Ammunitions

NEGEV LMG 7.62mm

NEGEV LMG 7.62mm

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