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Important to Safely Store Firearms

2/13/2006

PIERRE, S.D. – Now that most of South Dakota’s hunting seasons are closed, Game, Fish and Parks officials are reminding hunters to safely store their firearms.

            “More than 30 million Americans use rifles, shotguns and/or handguns for hunting and target shooting,” said GFP HuntSAFE Coordinator Curt Robertson of Pierre.  “When these firearms are not in use, however, they must be safely secured. This is where firearms responsibility begins and ends - in the home.”

            The rules for safely storing firearms in the home are few in number and easy to follow.  Below are a few tips that Robertson recommends:

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Always unload sporting firearms carefully and completely before taking them into the home. Never load a sporting firearm in the home.

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Always make absolutely sure that firearms in your home are securely stored in a location inaccessible to children. Ammunition should be stored in a separate location, locked and also inaccessible to children.

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Always place firearms in their proper storage location immediately after returning from a hunting trip or a day at the range.

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Always re-check firearms carefully and completely to confirm that they are "still" unloaded when you remove them from storage. Accidents have occurred when a family member has borrowed or loaned a firearm and returned it to storage while it was still loaded.

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Always remember that it is your responsibility to make certain the firearms in your home are not casually accessible to anyone--especially curious young people.

            Robertson added that most fatal home firearms accidents occur when youngsters - many times children who do not live in the home - discover firearms that adults thought were safely hidden or physically inaccessible. Most important is the guarantee that children cannot encounter loaded firearms. The precautions anyone takes must be completely effective, because anything less would invite tragedy.

            By strictly following the common-sense rules listed above, family members can prevent firearm accidents in the home. All anyone has to do is act responsibly and insist that other members of the family do the same. When this happens, your home will be as safe as you choose to make it.

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