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Lesson 5: Safe Handling and Carrying of Non-restricted Firearms
Lesson overview
Lesson 5 looks at personal safety protection and how to safely handle firearms when around others, at the shooting range, outdoors, and when hunting in a group.
By the end of this lesson you should be able to:
State the basic safety protection equipment you should wear when discharging firearms.
Describe three steps you can take to safely transport a firearm in a motor vehicle.
Describe the basic safety rules for using firearms while at a shooting range.
State three shooting range commands and explain what action must be taken when each is called.
Describe the procedure for safely crossing an obstacle such as a fence with a firearm while alone and while with others.
Define what a safe zone of fire is and its significance while hunting with others.
Describe the six positions for safely carrying a non-restricted firearm while following the ACTS and PROVE procedures.
Suggested reading
Section 5: Safe handling and Carrying of Non-restricted Firearms.
Assignment
Section 5 Review Questions
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