Buying Your First Handgun? How To Ensure Proper Safety

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If you're ready to invest in your first handgun and you have children, it's important that you follow proper safety procedures. Handgun safety is so important, especially where children are concerned. Luckily, there are steps you can take to ensure gun safety in your home. Read the list provided below. Here are three simple steps you can follow to ensure proper handgun safety in your home. 

Ensure Proper Storage

When it comes to ensuring gun safety, the most important thing you can do is ensure proper storage. You might think that placing your handgun in a closet or in the drawer of your nightstand is an effective way to ensure safety. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Leaving your handguns in closets or drawers makes them accessible to children. 

However, it also makes them accessible to criminals who may break into your home. To prevent accidents or avoid theft, your handguns should be locked away in a gun safe when not in use. If you don't have a gun safe yet, be sure to place a trigger lock on your handguns. Once trigger locks are in place, handguns can't be fired. 

Provide Safety Training

If you have children, it's important that you provide proper handgun safety training. Even young children can be taught proper handgun safety. Most shooting clubs offer handgun safety classes for people of all ages. Proper training will ensure that your children are safe with guns in the house. As an added benefit, handgun safety training also safeguards your children when they're away from home. You never know when your children will be exposed to handguns while they're visiting friends. Proper training can keep them safe. Once your children are trained on proper handgun rules, be sure to brush up on their training from time to time. That way, they don't forget important safety procedures. 

Plan Routine Inspections

Finally, if you plan to have handguns in your home, be sure to plan for routine inspections. If your handguns are locked in a gun safe, you might not think that you need the inspection, but that's not the case. Routine inspections allow you to monitor your handguns. That way, you know right away if one goes missing or if they look like they've been tampered with. 

Don't take chances with your new handgun. Use the tips provided here to ensure proper safety. For other tips on gun safety, talk to your gun dealer. They can provide you with the information you need.

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