SafeTips
Guns

• Teach children that they shouldn't touch guns, and that if they see a gun, to leave it alone and notify an adult.
• If your children play at another home, talk to the parents there about gun safety.
• Treat every gun as if it were loaded.
• While target shooting, know your target and what is beyond it.
• Always point a firearm down and in a safe direction, never at people.
• Always store guns unloaded.
• Keep ammunition in a separate place, and lock it up.
• Lock firearms in a rack or safe, and hide the keys or combination.
• If there is mental illness in your home, severe depression, or potential for violence, don't just lock up guns-get rid of them.
• More than 3 million BB guns and pellet guns are sold in the U.S. every year, as well. These safety tips apply to them, too.

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