PARTICULARIZATION OF HANDLING AND USING OF A FIREARMS

BY: GLECERIO TANGARO CANDADO

In whatever situations and aspects in everything we will be learning, performing and making or doing, the right mind thinking, mentalities, behaviors, attitudes or else principles and theories are very essentials while we are still breathing for us in having lights of the dark long and narrow road we are passing by upon facing the life realities. Likewise, in whatever reasons and situations in everything we will be learning, performing and making or doing, there are always right and wrong mind thinking, mentalities, behaviors, attitudes or else principles and theories. That is why, upon handling and using of the firearms or guns, there will be right mind thinking, mentalities, behaviors, attitudes or else principles and theories for it. Likewise, in firearms or guns handling and using, there will be some proper procedures of it. 

 Upon thinking and telling of something regarding of handling and using of the firearms or guns, it will perceive in our mind the quote that is stating "an empty gun can kill a man or else human". Actually, it is only part of a false and baseless analysis by the author of it since nothing facts or basis to the truth regarding of it, it is because as a matter of facts it will be sometime we cannot fire the firearm or gun even if it is having load. But how much more if the firearm or gun that is not having load. And it is very simple logic that it is impossible to fire the firearm or gun once it is really not having load.

The negligence regarding of the safety procedures is part of the reasons that it will sometimes the firearms or guns will be accidentally kill a man or else human. That is why, we are having right mentalities and safety procedures upon handling and using of the firearms or guns that are as follows; 

 THE RIGHT MENTALITIES UPON HANDLING AND USING OF THE FIREARMS:

I_Always bear in mind that the firearms or guns are dangerous once we are not having right knowledge in handling and using of it.

II_Must be having right knowledge of the safety procedures of the specific firearms or guns that we are going to handle and use.

III_Must be having right knowledge of the proper loading and unloading of the specific firearms or guns that we are going to handle and use.

IV_Must be having knowledge regarding of the right purpose upon handling and using of the firearms or guns in which not for killing of the life of the others even the several living creatures such as animals and others.

V_Must bear in mind that the firearms or guns will be using only once it is in the situations that will really in need of it such as self-defense in which part of the life protector.

VI_Must be having awareness of the safety procedures upon handling and using of the firearms or guns for the pleasures such as in the firing range activities.

VII_Loading of every firearm is not advisable, except to those who are in the fields of wars or battles. But we are not encouraging to go to the fields of wars or battles for them to load their firearms or guns.

SAFETY PROCEDURES UPON HANDLING AND USING OF THE FIREARMS:

I Must be having right knowledge of what kinds of the firearms or guns we will be handling and using.

II_Must be having right knowledge of the safety procedures in every firearm or gun that we will be going to handle and use.

III_Must be having awareness that the firearms or guns we will be handling and using are already having loads.

IV_Never let the muzzle of every firearm or gun in pointing anything that we will not intent to shoot.

V_The finger must be away of the trigger if we are not yet ready to fire.

VI_Must be having sureness of the target and will do clearing in everything which lies beyond and around us once we will be having firing.

VII_Unload the firearms or guns after firing or using, especially if we are not having enough knowledge of handling it for us to be safety while carrying of it.

SAFETY PROCEDURES UPON HANDLING AND USING A 9MM AND 45 OR ANY SINGLE SHOT TYPES OF A CALIBER PISTOLS:

I_Must be having knowledge of the 7 right mentalities and 7 safety procedures upon handling and using of the firearms or guns.

II_Must be having awareness that once the magazine is still insert inside the handle that containing bullets, it is loading in every pulling of the slide of it.

III_Get the firearms or guns properly from its position by using enough force that can sustain in holding the handle of it.

IV_The finger must be away of its trigger.

V_The magazine must be release in order to check if it is having load.

VI_Check the safety pin if it is close or open.

VII_Point the muzzle of the firearms or guns into the ground and strongly hold the handle of it.

VIII_Pull the slide three or more times in order to unload the bullet if it is having load.

IX_Hold the hammer and slowly close by pulling the trigger of it except hammerless 

pistols.

X_Insert the magazine with bullets into its frame in which is inside of the handle but do not pull the slide in order to load of it.

XI -Place the firearms or guns into its case or holster.

SAFETY PROCEDURES UPON HANDLING AND USING OF A REVOLVER OR ANY CYLINDRICAL TYPES OF THE FIREARMS, EXCEPT DERRINGER TYPE:

I_Must be having knowledge of the 7 right mentalities and 7 safety procedures upon handling and using of the firearms or guns.

II_Get the firearms or guns properly from its position by using enough force that can sustain in holding the handle of it.

III_The finger must be away of its trigger.

IV_Check the hammer if it is open or close.

V_Point the muzzle of the firearms or guns into the ground then hold the hammer and slowly close it by pulling the trigger of it once it is open.

VI_Hold the firearms or guns at the right hand and lying it to the left palm that will be facing at the left side of it.

VII_Open the cylinder by using the lock pin with the right thumb and which will assist with the two or three fingers of the left hand in order to check if it is having bullets or loads.

VIII_Vacate one cylinder hole once it is having bullets or loads.

IX_Close the cylinder that prompting the vacant hole to the firing pin of it.

X - Place the firearms or guns into its case or holster.