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Notice it says that if the gun EVER leaves your possession - out of your hands - you start all over again with the two choices. So pop quiz time … When Do You Have To “Clear” a Handgun To Make Sure It’s Unloaded? It’s so simple I used my incredible photoshop skills to make an easy-to-follow flow chart for you: That makes it pretty simple huh? Just two options. When you clear a gun, you remove all ammunition, lock the action open, double check to make certain all ammunition is out, and leave the action open while you do any administrative handling of the firearm.” Before you can clean it, tinker with it, paint the sights, tighten the grip screws, show it to your friend, or do anything else with it other than fire it, you must first clear it. If you want to shoot it, shoot it! If you wish to do anything else with it, then you must clear it first. Tom sure does have a way of simplfying things. The beauty of this one simple rule was made clear to me, by the one and only Tom Givens. Simple.) If You Treat ALL Guns As Loaded, Then You Only Have TWO Options Every Time You Pickup a Gun. Simply follow the rules and nobody gets hurt. Because we don’t want to rely on intelligence to keep us safe. (But we have the other rules for a reason. In fact, if everyone simply obeyed this 1 rule - then a reasonable, smart person would be able to figure out not to put their finger on the trigger or point it at someone or something they did not want to shoot. The firearms safety rules have been around 50+ years and they work for all types of firearms because they cover practically everything that you can do with a firearm.Īs long as they are obeyed, every single time, then it’s almost impossible to have a negligent shooting or other “accident” that could cause harm. The answer will probably surprise you! Revisiting Firearms Safety Rule #1: Also, perhaps even more important, you should know WHEN to clear a gun to make it safe.