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Safety rules

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Positively identify your target and the threat it poses before firing at it.
What's behind your target? Always make sure that a stray shot, or a bullet which penetrates its intended target through and through, will be safely stopped.
Never shoot at a hard surface, or at water -- your shot may glance off, ricochet and injure someone.
Never shoot at glass bottles, living trees, or inappropriate targets which would create a hazard for other persons or damage the environment.
Never shoot a rifle or handgun directly upwards, or at a high angle of elevation. Even a rimfire .22 bullet fired at an angle into the air can have enough energy a mile and a half away to accidentally kill someone!
Never shoot across a highway or other roadway.
Never vandalize a road sign (or other public or private property) by using it as a target.
Never poach a game animal out of season, or shoot any game animal you don't intend to eat.

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