When I read that someone shot themselves or a loved one while cleaning their firearm I simply can’t believe that this happens, in fact I think it is more accurate to replace the word cleaning with playing. Jac’s keys to handgun safety, remembering that muzzle control is irrelevant with handguns:

1. Whether a revolver or a semi-automatic pistol, never carry or handle a firearm with a round in the active chamber under the firing pin unless you are actively shooting the gun. If you aren’t in a combat situation there is not a circumstance where racking the slide or reducing capacity by one round is going to negatively influence the outcome. In fact, that fraction of a second may prevent you from causing harm unnecessarily.

2. Please refer to item number one. 😁

3. Cleaning, revolvers, clear all chambers visually, twice. DA, inspect cylinder while open. SA, rotate cylinder while viewing the front of the cylinder at a 20 degree angle from the muzzle twice.

Cleaning semi-automatics, remove magazine. Open slide and inspect chamber twice. Point in a safe direction, close the slid and pull the trigger. PUT THE LOADED MAGAZINE IN ANOTHER ROOM.

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