Manual
YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONT’D.
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•HAVE ADEQUATE VENTILATION AT ALL TIMES.
Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated areas,
cleaning firearms, or handling ammunition may result
in exposure to lead and other substances known to
cause birth defects, reproductive harm, and other
serious physical injury. Review the warnings and
labels for all ammunition and cleaning products
carefully. Wash hands thoroughly after exposure.
• NEVER USE ALCOHOL OR DRUGS BEFORE OR WHILE
SHOOTING. Do not use your firearm if you are on any
medication which impairs, even slightly, your mental or
physical ability.
•WEAR EYE AND HEARING PROTECTION SPECIFIED
FOR FIREARM USE every time you discharge your firearm.
Make sure others in the vicinity of where you will be
shooting do so as well.
•DO NOT ALLOW ANY ALTERATION OR REPLACEMENT
OF PARTS IN YOUR SMITH & WESSON FIREARM
UNLESS PERFORMED BY A QUALIFIED GUNSMITH
using genuine Smith & Wesson parts. If you do otherwise,
improper functioning of your firearm may occur and serious
injury may result.
• NEVER CROSS OBSTACLES SUCH AS FENCES OR
STREAMS WITH A LOADED FIREARM.
•FIREARM SAFETY TRAINING IS AVAILABLE. Contact
your dealer, law enforcement agency, local sportsman’s
club, etc. for availability.
• APPROPRIATE USE FOR YOUR FIREARM MEANS
USING YOUR FIREARM FOR LEGAL PURPOSES. For
example - target shooting and lawful resistance of deadly
criminal force.
WARNING: SAFE USE OF A FIREARM IS YOUR
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE FAILURE TO
FOLLOW ALL OF THESE BASIC SAFETY RULES MAY
RESULT IN SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH TO
YOU OR OTHERS. YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFE-
TY DEVICE WHEN IT COMES TO THE USE OF YOUR
FIREARM AND SMITH & WESSON WILL NOT BE RESPONSI-
BLE FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE
THAT RESULTS FROM: (1) THE CRIMINAL OR NEGLIGENT
USE OF THIS HANDGUN; (2) A DISREGARD OF THESE
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS; (3) IMPROPER
OR CARELESS HANDLING OF THIS FIREARM; (4) THE USE
OF NON-STANDARD, DEFECTIVE, IMPROPER OR
RELOADED AMMUNITION; OR (5) IMPROPER OR
NEGLIGENT MODIFICATIONS OR REPAIRS TO THE
HANDGUN.