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Safety Reference • Owner’s Manual • All Model 2011 Firearms
• Be responsible - Firearm safety depends on you. A responsible owner
respects the right and privilege of gun ownership. A responsible firearms
owner learns and obeys all firearm safety practices, and always considers
every firearm to be loaded. Stay aware of the fact that you have a respon-
sibility for your own safety and the safety of others around the firearm.
SAFE OWNERSHIP - CHILDREN AND FIREARMS
WARNING!
Keep firearms away from children. Avoid conditions which could
allow a firearm to be unexpectedly discovered by a child. Keep
firearms and ammunition under lock, out of sight of, and beyond the
reach of children.
Children should be made aware of the danger presented by improp-
erly handled and stored firearms and must be given instructions to
report any unexpected discovery of a firearm to a responsible adult.
Minors and adolescents SHOULD NOT have access to firearms without
proper adult supervision. Keep firearms and ammunition locked away in
a safe place, inaccessible to any minor or adolescent. The parent, guard-
ian, or legal adult supervisor should be aware of the laws and restrictions
regarding the use of a handgun by a minor or adolescent, and should use
proper judgment regarding such use. The legal adult supervisor should
realize the additional responsibility of a minor with a firearm and be
certain to provide close, competent instruction prior to using this or any
other firearm. Be sure to remind minors and adolescents that firearms
differ from toys and are not to be used in play.
SAFE OWNERSHIP
THE BASIC RULES OF FIREARM SAFETY
1. Do not rely on your firearm’s safety mechanism. Treat every firearm
as if it were loaded, and ready to fire, at all times.