Why Is Safe Gun Handling Important

GUN SAFETY AND GUN LAWS
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GUN SAFETY RULES

STATE GUN LAWS

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CONCEILED LAWS

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GUN SAFETY RULES

At home, in the field, at the range, or anywhere, the first concern of every firearm owner should be safety. Before handling any firearm, understand its operation and familiarize yourself with its mechanical features.
To help ensure safe practices at home and on the range, make these gun handling principles your own, and they will become natural habits whenever you handle a firearm.

The Four Basic Principles of Safe Gun Handling
1. Treat every firearm as if it's loaded.

Even if you're absolutely certain a gun is unloaded, still follow these rules for safe gun handling. You want these rules to be natural habits; holding yourself to them each and
Licensees must carry the license at all times as the weapon, and apparently also an additional form of identification. Licensees must notify the Department of Public Safety, in writing, within thirty days of any change in permanent address or loss of the license. Licensees’ name, home address, telephone number, and other private information are exempt from disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act except upon court