In the United States alone, there are about 393 million firearms owned by civilians, and firearm safety is THE most important aspect of being a responsible gun owner. Make sure you have an acceptable gun safe and/or locked box that you can use to safely store your gun. If you have children in the home, be sure to explain to them the severity of handling a gun without proper knowledge and training on how to use it, and be sure that any minors in the home do not have any type of access to your firearm. Serious damage can be done if your firearm gets into the wrong hands.

“Well that’s a first!” This was my initial thought after being contacted to do a gun safety course for a business owner in Hortonville, Wisconsin that was buying guns for his staff in lieu of a Christmas bonus this year. We scheduled the class and soon I was at BenShot with the entire staff teaching safety rules, safe handling, safe storage and much more. I was impressed by the respect the staff demonstrated for firearms. I never knew this story would make international news. I was thrilled to be a part of it! It was an engaged group of men and women. The owner participated as well and looked on as I did comprehension testing with his staff about the safe handling practices they just learned. I am especially happy to have trained the eight women in the group. It means a lot to empower fellow females to defend themselves and their families if needed. (more…)