Any person who wants to take care of their guns needs to consider gun storage. Everybody realizes that guns are dangerous, but too few people realize that accidents can easily happen if they are not careful with the way they store their guns.
Some of the necessary precautions a person should take to ensure a gun does not accidentally cause damage or injury include:
o Unload - When storing, there really is no reason for ammo to be left inside. In the case where a child actually is able to find the weapon, it is best to have the bullets stored somewhere else so that it can't be accidentally fired with live rounds inside and so ammunition can not be easily accessed.
o Set the safety - Be sure to set the safety anytime the weapon is not being used. This is also true of any time a person decides to lock them up. By setting the safety, a person is able to minimize the risk of an accident occurring when the firearm is removed from the safe.
o Lock it up - After the bullets have been removed, it needs to be locked up somewhere safe. Although some people think it is enough to hide them, the fact is that kids have a knack for being able to find things they should not. A proper safe might be the best place.
o Hide the keys - If the safe that a person uses requires a key to open it, do not simply put the key to the safe on the same keychain that includes the house key and the car keys. It is best to hide the key somewhere where it will be easy to remember, but hard for children or others to find.
o Keep the firearms in a dry place - When deciding where the storage should be, it is important to remember that they need to be in a dry place. Obviously a safe is a place that will stay dry.
o Don't balance them - Sometimes people choose to put their guns on the edge of a shelf or other place where they can easily grab the gun when they want it.
o One of the types of storage that some people use is to store the weapons away from the home. Some people will use safes at a storage facility. Others will store their firearms at a gun club.
o More ideas - Those looking for more ideas about how to keep their weapons safe might want to check with local law enforcement to find out if there are any safety classes offered. These classes can help people get more ideas about how to safely store their weapons.
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