With plenty of uncertainty and political turmoil, I’ve seen many people looking into guns for personal and community defense for the first time. So I’m making this post to help answer questions you may have!

  • BodePlotHole@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Wife and I are not gun people. But she recently said she’d feel safer is we were at least minimally armed.

    I told her if we’re gonna do it, that means education, classes, shooting range, the whole magilla.

    From someone who knows, what is the best “order of operations” to these sorts of things for people to go from knowing virtually nothing, to being responsible, safe, gun owners?

    • Erik@discuss.online
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      1 month ago

      Before you pick up a gun, you should definitely familiarize yourself with the four rules of gun safety. Just give them all a careful read, and spend a few minutes making sure you comprehend them. They are simple and obvious if you grow up around guns, but if you have never dealt with firearms they are the key to ensuring that you never have a gun go off when you don’t intend it to.

      • Treat every gun as if it were loaded.
      • Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
      • Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
      • Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.