Saturday, May 17, 2014

Gun Safes And Their Connection To Gun Safety

By Minnie Whitley


Man has always valued safety throughout thousands of years. Prehistoric cave men defend themselves from man eating creatures that roam the earth freely back then. Medieval gentlemen protect their families from witches and warlocks. Today, the modern man hold firearms. Truly, safety needs are essential for a more comfortable living.

Due to differences in principles and ideas, humans can not help but get into fights against each other. Prehistoric disputes are settled by throwing sticks and stones at each other. The Vikings have thought of using arrows and axes. During the middle ages they used swords and go to battle mounted on horses. Today, people everywhere carry gun safes houston and go to war bringing bombs and tanks and missiles.

A gun is a tubular object mostly used by humans as defense tools. It projects bullets loaded with black powder at harmful trajectories. This application of physics principles can be quite fatal especially when it hits important body organs. Now it does not function as a defense object, but also an offensive weapon as well.

When these are first made, they were intended to be utilized by law officers. The armed forces and the metropolitan police are issued individual serially marked weapons that aid them in their line of work. They are also beneficial for hunters. These hunters use shotguns to aim and fire at wild fowls during hunting season which usually happens during the fall, when migration is at its peak.

All these crimes have lead to the awareness of the public regarding responsible ownership. Before one can get a license to carry such, one has to pass the required papers. Owning one does not end with holding the said object in your hands. As a responsible weapon carrier, one has to abide by certain rules of safety being provided by the government.

Following the suggestions of the National Rifle Association, the first rule of safety is to always keep the barrel pointed at the right direction. The mouth of the firearm must not be in a direct line of a living creature. This way, even if the gun was to be triggered, it will not injure anyone within the immediate area.

Another thing is to keep your finger away from the trigger until you are ready to shoot. Most of the time, accidents that lead to deaths are due to premature firing. So, to avoid such incidents, place your finger on the trigger guard or the side of the pistol until you are actually going to shoot.

Keep your pistol bullet free until the time when you are about to use it. This is most useful especially for residential owners. Little children and very curious teens might just happen to discover your hiding place and might play with it. The curious onlooker might pull the trigger and accidentally release the bullet. To avoid this from happening, it is better to keep the bullets in another safe area as well.

But, to be sure, wise parents get themselves a gun safe. It acts like a jewelry safe, which makes it hard for an unauthorized person to gain access to your pistol. Some safes require a fingerprint match. Some ask for codes. Some require correct combination. Whatever the locking feature is, it is exactly what its name suggests.




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