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YOU, AS A HANDGUN OWNER, ARE THE ONE RESPONSIBLE
FOR OBSERVING ALL LAWS AND PROCEDURES REQUIRED
FOR THE SAFE STORAGE AND USE OF YOUR FIREARM.
TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A BASIC FAMILIARITY
WITH THE SAFE HANDLING AND STORAGE OF HANDGUNS...
SO, HOW DO YOU PASS THE TEST?
SIMPLE. JUST READ THIS.
THE HANDGUN SAFETY CERTIFICATE STUDY GUIDE.
QUIZ YOURSELF, OR HAVE SOMEONE QUIZ YOU UNTIL YOU ARE READY
TO TAKE THE TEST. AND WATCH THIS VIDEO.
IF YOU VIEW THIS VIDEO AND READ THE STUDY GUIDE...
YOU CAN VISIT THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WEBSITE,
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION OF CALIFORNIA'S FIREARMS LAWS.
BUT DON'T STOP THERE. THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
STRONGLY RECOMMENDS YOU OBTAIN HANDGUN PROFICENCY AND
SAFETY TRAINING FROM A FIREARMS PROFESSIONAL IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
WHILE A PROFICIENCY AND SAFETY COURSE IS NOT REQUIRED BY LAW,
IT BETTER PREPARES YOU FOR THE SERIOUS RESPONSIBILITY
OF HANDGUN OWNERSHIP.
FIRST, YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HANDGUN SAFETY.
BEFORE YOU EVER HANDLE OR PURCHASE A GUN...
OR GET A HANDGUN SAFETY CERTIFICATE,
YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE SIX BASIC GUN SAFETY RULES.
YOU NEED TO TREAT ALL GUNS AT ALL TIMES AS IF THEY ARE LOADED.
TIME AND TIME AGAIN THE MISTAKEN ASSUMPTION THAT A GUN
IS UNLOADED HAS RESULTED IN TRAGEDY.
WITHOUT EXCEPTION, EVERY TIME A GUN IS HANDLED...
THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WHEN CLEANING YOUR GUN.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO CHECK A GUN TO SEE IF IT IS UNLOADED,
LEAVE IT ALONE AND GET HELP FROM SOMEONE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE
ABOUT GUNS.
... AWAY FROM YOURSELF, SOMEONE ELSE,
OR ANYTHING YOU CAN DAMAGE.
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS KNOW WHERE IT'S POINTED.
EVEN THOUGH IT MAY SEEM COMFORTABLE AND NATURAL TO REST
YOUR FINGER ON THE TRIGGER, IT IS NOT SAFE TO DO SO.
THE AREAS IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND YOUR TARGET MUST BE SAFE
FOR SHOOTING. A BULLET THAT MISSES OR PASSES THROUGH A
TARGET COULD HIT A PERSON OR OBJECT. MOST AMMUNITION
CAN EASILY PENETRATE RESIDENTIAL DOORS AND WALLS.
WHILE MANY CALIBERS, OR SIZES OF AMMUNITION LOOK ALIKE ...
THERE ARE COMMON SENSE SAFETY POINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
IN ADDITION TO THE SIX BASIC GUN SAFETY RULES.
YOUR JUDGMENT MAY BE IMPAIRED
TO THE POINT THAT A TRAGEDY COULD RESULT.
WHENEVER YOU HAND YOUR GUN TO ANOTHER PERSON,
AND IF SOMEONE HANDS YOU A GUN, USE THE COMMON SENSE APPROACH.
THE GUN SHOULD BE UNLOADED WITH THE CYLINDER OR ACTION OPEN.
GUNS AND ALCOHOL, OR GUNS AND DRUGS
ARE A VERY DANGEROUS AND DEADLY MIX.
THIS INCLUDES PRESCRIPTION AS WELL AS OVER THE COUNTER
MEDICATIONS THAT MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS.
EVEN COMMON MEDICATIONS FOR COLDS OR ALLERGIES
CAN IMPAIR JUDGMENT.
THE LOUD NOISE FROM A GUNSHOT CAN DAMAGE YOUR HEARING.
TO BE SAFE, ALWAYS WEAR EAR PROTECTION WHEN SHOOTING A GUN
OR WHEN YOU ARE NEAR SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS SHOOTING A GUN.
THE DEBRIS AND HOT GAS THAT IS OFTEN EMITTED WHEN A GUN IS
FIRED CAN CAUSE EYE INJURY. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS
WEAR EYE PROTECTION WHEN SHOOTING A GUN.
THE MOST COMMON HANDGUNS SOLD ARE SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOLS
AND REVOLVERS. YOU NEED TO KNOW THE BASIC OPERATION
OF THESE FIREARMS. A REVOLVER HAS
A ROTATING CYLINDER USUALLY WITH 5 OR 6 CHAMBERS.
THE CHAMBERS HOLD THE AMMUNITION. RELEASING THE
CYLINDER LATCH ALLOWS THE CYLINDER TO SWING OUT FOR
LOADING, UNLOADING, AND INSPECTION. THE CYLINDER
IS UNLOADED BY DEPRESSING THE EJECTOR ROD.
THIS IS THE TRIGGER - WHICH FIRES THE WEAPON -
THE TRIGGER GUARD AND THE GRIP OR HANDLE.
REVOLVERS ARE EITHER SINGLE OR DOUBLE ACTION. THE ONLY FUNCTION
OF THE TRIGGER OF THE SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER IS TO RELEASE
THE HAMMER TO FIRE THE WEAPON. THE HAMMER MUST BE
MANUALLY COCKED IN ORDER TO FIRE THE SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER.
THE TRIGGER OF THE DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER BOTH *** THE HAMMER
AS WELL AS RELEASES IT FOR FIRING.AS THE TRIGGER IS PULLED,
THE ACTION OF THE TRIGGER LINES UP THE CHAMBER WITH THE BARREL
AND FIRING PIN. THE CONTINUED PULL OF THE TRIGGER RELEASES
THE HAMMER, FIRING THE REVOLVER.
THIS IS A SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL. THE SEMIAUTOMATIC HAS
A SINGLE CHAMBER. EACH TIME THE TRIGGER IS PULLED, A CARTRIDGE
IS FIRED, THE EMPTY CASE IS AUTOMATICALLY EXTRACTED
AND EJECTED, THE HAMMER IS COCKED, AND A NEW CARTRIDGE
IS LOADED INTO THE CHAMBER.
THE BASIC PARTS ARE THE SLIDE, THE SLIDE LOCK, THE HAMMER,
THE TRIGGER AND TRIGGER GUARD, THE MAGAZINE AND THE MAGAZINE
RELEASE, THE GRIP AND THE SAFETY.
YOU LOAD THE AMMUNITION INTO THE MAGAZINE AS DESCRIBED IN
THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE MAGAZINE IS THEN INSERTED FIRMLY INTO
THE PISTOL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GRIP, LIKE THIS.
YOU WON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU INSPECT THE CHAMBER YOURSELF.
YOU INSPECT IT BY FIRST REMOVING THE MAGAZINE, KEEPING YOUR
FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER, AND THEN PULLING THE SLIDE TO THE REAR
AND, IF POSSIBLE, LOCKING THE SLIDE BACK. THE ACTION
IS NOW OPEN AND YOU CAN VISUALLY CHECK THE CHAMBER
TO ENSURE IT IS EMPTY.
IF YOU ONLY REMOVE THE ME AND DON'T CLEAR THE CHAMBER,
YOUR WEAPON MAY STILL BE LOADED, AND THAT COULD CAUSE A TRAGEDY!
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS BEING TOO CAREFUL
WITH CHILDREN AND GUNS.
BECAUSE YOU COULD HAVE CHILD VISITORS AT ANY TIME.
IF YOU KEEP A LOADED HANDGUN ON THE PREMISES WHERE YOU ARE
IN CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF ANY CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 18,
AND THAT CHILD USES IT - YOU ARE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
UNLESS YOU STORE THE WEAPON IN A LOCKED STORAGE CONTAINER OR
THE GUN HAS A CALIFORNIA APPROVED LOCKING DEVICE.
BECAUSE YOU THINK THEY LACK THE STRENGTH TO PULL THE TRIGGER.
A CHILD'S THUMB HAS TWICE THE STRENGTH OF THE OTHER FINGERS...
IF YOUR CHILD ASKS YOU QUESTIONS ABOUT GUNS OR BEGINS TO ACT OUT
GUN PLAY, THAT IS A GOOD TIME TO TALK ABOUT GUNS HONESTLY
AND OPENLY. BY DOING SO, YOU WILL HELP REMOVE THE MYSTERY
AND REDUCE THEIR NATURAL CURIOSITY.
THAT CRITICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REAL GUN AND A TOY GUN;
THESE CAN LOOK VERY ALIKE TO A CHILD.
CHILDREN AROUND YOU WILL LEARN BY OBSERVING YOUR ACTIONS.
IT CANNOT BE EMPHASIZED ENOUGH THAT...
YOU'VE JUST SEEN THE BASIC RULES FOR HANDGUN SAFETY, OPERATION,
AND STORAGE... CHECK WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED BY ANSWERING THESE
SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS.
AFTER STUDYING THE HANDGUN SAFETY CERTIFICATE STUDY GUIDE
AND VIEWING THIS VIDEO, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PASS
THE HANDGUN SAFETY CERTIFICATE WRITTEN TEST
AND GET YOUR HANDGUN SAFETY CERTIFICATE.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT, WHILE A HANDGUN SAFETY CERTIFICATE
IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO OBTAIN A HANDGUN, IT IS REALLY ONLY
THE FIRST STEP IN RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP.
IT IS YOUR OBLIGATION TO KNOW AND FOLLOW
ALL LAWS AND SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR GUN SAFETY.
REMEMBER, SAFE HANDGUN OWNERSHIP REQUIRES YOU TO CAREFULLY
PRACTICE ALL OF THE RULES AND LAWS OF GUN SAFETY.
YOU MUST HELP PREVENT GUN TRAGEDIES FROM OCCURRING.
GUN SAFETY BEGINS WITH YOU.
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