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19. ALWAYS WEAR AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO WEAR
PROTECTIVE SHOOTING GLASSES. Flying particles could
damage eyes and cause blindness; but protective shooting
glasses should prevent such injury.
20. ALWAYS KEEP THE SAFETY SELECTOR LEVER SET TO
“SAFE” WHEN YOUR FIREARM IS LOADED AND COCKED until
you are aiming at a target and intend to fire. This will
minimize the risk of an accidental discharge.
21. ALWAYS KEEP CLEAR AND KEEP OTHERS CLEAR OF THE
EJECTION PORT. Spent cartridges are ejected with enough
force to cause injury, and the ejection port must be
unobstructed by your hand to ensure safe ejection of spent
rounds. Never place fingers in ejection port; they could be
burned by hot metal or injured by the bolt moving forward.
22. NEVER SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER OR PUT YOUR FINGER IN
THE TRIGGER GUARD UNTIL YOU ARE AIMING AT A TARGET
YOU ARE READY AND INTEND TO SHOOT. This will prevent
you from firing the firearm when it is pointing in an unsafe
direction.
23. ALWAYS BE ABSOLUTELY SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND
THE AREA BEHIND AND BEYOND IT BEFORE YOU SQUEEZE
THE TRIGGER. A bullet can travel through or past your target
up to 3 miles. If you are at all in doubt about what is behind
or beyond your target, do not shoot.