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Firearms Safety

Gun Safety Rules:

 
Handle all firearms as if they were loaded!
Never forget that a gun has the potential to produce serious injury or death in a single instant of carelessness. Make safe gun handling a habit to be followed at all times. After you determine that a gun is unloaded, continue to handle it as though it were loaded.
 
Always keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction!
In selecting a safe directions, you must also take into consideration that a bullet can ricochet or glance off any object it strikes, and that bullets can penetrate walls, ceilings, floors and windows.
 
Keep you finger out of a gun's trigger guard and off the trigger until you have aligned the gun's sights on a safe target and you have made the decision to fire!
By keeping your finger completely outside the trigger guard until you have aimed at the target, you guarantee that any shots you will fire will go safely in the direction of your intended target.
 
Always be certain that your target and the surrounding area are safe before firing!

For additional information on firearms safety, please visit any of the sites listed below:

NRA Gun Safety Rules
NSSF Firearms Safety
Project ChildSafe (NSSF Sponsored) - Safety Curriculum


State Regulations


Regulations on firearms ownership, use, and sales vary from state to state. To access helpful information on regulations and laws in your state, please select from the links below:

Alabama

State Firearm Policies:
http://www.lcav.org/states/alabama.asp

Alaska
Permits & Licensing:

http://www.dps.state.ak.us/PermitsLicensing/index.asp

Arizona
Concealed Weapons:

http://www.dps.state.az.us/ccw/default.asp

Arkansas
Concealed Handguns Licensing:

http://www.asp.state.ar.us/divisions/rs/rs_chl.html

California
Firearms Division:
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/index.html

Forms & Publications:
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/forms/index.html

Current and Proposed Regulations:
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/regs/index.html

Handgun Safety Certification Program:
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/hscinfo.htm

Colorado
Reciprocity:

http://www.cbi.state.co.us/ccw/reciprocity.asp

Statutes:
http://www.cbi.state.co.us/ccw/relatedstats.asp

Connecticut

Firearms Division:

http://www.ct.gov/bfpe/site/default.asp

Florida
Legislature, Licensing, Reciprocity:

http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/weapons/index.html

Georgia
Permits & Licensing:

http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=31

Regulations:
http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynavigation.asp?TopCategory=6

Hawaii
Gun Laws:

http://www.honolulupd.org/info/gunlaw.htm

Idaho
Statutes:

http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=180330002.K

Indiana
Regulations:

http://www.in.gov/isp/firearms/

Iowa
Statutes:

http://www2.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/1999/724/11.html

Kansas
Facts:

http://www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/facts/weapons.htm

Kentucky
Concealed Weapons Licensing, Reciprocity & FAQs:

http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/conceal.htm

Louisiana

Statutes:

http://www.lsp.org/handguns.html

Maine
Statutes:

http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/25/title25ch252sec0.html

Maryland
Handgun Roster:

http://www.mdsp.org/

Massachussetts
Firearms Licensing:

http://www.mass.gov/

Minnesota
Statutes:

http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/

Mississippi
Firearms Permits & Laws:
http://www.dps.state.ms.us/dps/dps.nsf/divpages/hp2firearm?OpenDocument

Missouri
Concealed Weapons:

http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/Publications/Brochures/SHP-863.pdf


Montana
Concealed Weapons:

http://www.doj.state.mt.us/enforcement/concealedweapons.asp

Nevada
Statutes:

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-202.html#NRS202Sec253

New Hampshire
Permits:

http://www.nh.gov/safety/nhsp/plupr.html

New Jersey
FAQs, Reciprocity & Firearms Restrictions:

http://www.state.nj.us/lps/njsp/about/firearms.html

Firearms Forms:
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/njsp/info/forms.html#firearms

New Mexico
Concealed Weapons:

http://www.dps.nm.org/faq/concealed_weapon.htm

New York
Permits:

http://www.troopers.state.ny.us/Firearms/

North Carolina
Permit FAQs:

http://www.ncdoj.com/law_enforcement/cle_handguns.jsp

North Dakota
Concealed Weapons:

http://www.ag.state.nd.us/BCI/CW/CW.htm

Oregon
Statutes:

http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/166.html

Pennsylvania
Reciprocity:

http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/crime.aspx?id=184

Rhode Island
Policy, Application, and Relevant Statutes:

http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bpoladm/manserv/hfb/hunting/hunting.htm

South Carolina
Firearms Laws:

http://www.sled.state.sc.us/sled/default.asp?Category=sccwp&
Service=StateGunLaws


South Dakota
State Gun Laws, Firearms purchases & Reciprocity:

http://www.sdsos.gov/firearms/

Tennessee
Permits:

http://tennessee.gov/safety/handgun/handgunfaqs.htm

Texas
State Laws, Permits & Reciprocity:

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administration/crime_records
/chl/chlsindex.htm


Utah
Statutes:

http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE53/htm/53_04005.htm

Vermont
Statutes:

http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/sections.cfm?Title=13&Chapter=085

Virginia
General Info, Laws, Purchases & Reciprocity:

http://www.vsp.state.va.us/cjis_ftc.htm

Washington
Statutes:

http://search.leg.wa.gov/wslrcw/RCW%20%20%209%20%20TITLE/RC
W%20%20%209%20.%2041%20%20CHAPTER/RCW%20%20%209%
20.%2041%20%20chapter.htm


West Virginia

Firearms FAQs:

http://www.wvstatepolice.com/legal/FAQ%27S.html

Wisconsin
Purchases, NICS & Statutes:

http://www.doj.state.wi.us/dles/cib/handgunhotline.asp

Wyoming
Concealed Weapons Info & Reciprocity:

http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/CWPFAQ.html
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