Summary of "California handgun safety certificate study guide"

==video==

California HSC Video Guide Part 1 of 2 

==six basic safety rules==

1 treat all guns as if they are loaded

2 keep the gun pointed in the safest possible direction

3 keep your finger off the trigger until your are ready to shoot

4 know your target, its surroundings and beyond

5 know how to properly operate your gun

6 store your gun safely and securely to prevent unauthorized use. Guns and ammunitionshould be stored separately

==tragedies==

major cause of accidental shootings of children

* easy access to loaded handguns in homes

* ignorance: keep education, being educated!

* carelessness: 

Typical examples

* Two young children playing in their home found a loaded handgun with the magazine removed on a bedside table. One child was injured when the handgun was fired.

* A handgun owner assumed a handgun was unloaded. While cleaning it, he accidentally fired the handgun, causing injury to himself.

* While practicing target shooting, a shooter was distracted by a noise behind her. She turned with her finger on the trigger and accidentally fired, injuring a person standing nearby.

==rules for kids==

When see a gun

* stop

* don't touch

* leave the area

* tell an adult

==revolver==

parts

* barrel

* cylinder

** cylinder latch

* hammer

* ejector rod

* trigger

** trigger guard

* grip

trigger function

* single action: single function to release the hammer

* double-action: cock the hammer, and to release

load

* release the cylinder latch

* swing the cylinder out

* insert a cartridge of ammunition into each chamber

* close the cylinder

unload

* release the cylinder latch

* swing the cylinder out

* use the ejection rod to remove cartridges

==semiautomatic pistol==

parts

* slide

** slide lock

* safety

* hammer

* trigger

** trigger guard

* magazine

** magazine release

* grip

load

* push the magazine release

* remove the magazine

* insert cartridges into the magazine

* insert the magazine into the pistol

* pull the slide to the rear and release it

* move any safety to ON (ready to shot?)

unload: not just the magazine being removed, must check chamber !!

* push the magazine release

* remove the magazine

* pull the slide to the rear and lock it back

** this should eject any cartridge in the chamber

* visual check the chamber to ensure it is empty

==ammunition==

a cartridge or a round

* primer, case, propellant, bullet

May travel one to two miles!

==carry a concealed weapon==

It is illegal for any person to carry a handgun concealed upon his or her person or concealed in a vehicle without a license issued pursuant to Penal Code section 26150. (Pen. Code, § 25400.) 

A firearm locked in a motor vehicle’s trunk or in a locked container carried in the vehicle other than in the utility or glove compartment

is not considered concealed within the meaning of the Penal Code section 25400; 

neither is a firearm carried within a locked container directly to or from a motor vehicle for any lawful purpose. (Pen. Code, § 25610.) // negative, reversed sentence, hard to parse! reverse back!

==storage==

four measures

* store guns unloaded

* guns and ammunition are stored separately 

* locking device: cable lock or trigger lock

* lock box/ gun safe:

==malfunctions==

Whenever things go unexpected: no bang, or unexpected bang, no click or unexpected click

* Stop firing

* keep the gun pointed in a safe direction

* wait ten seconds

* seek competent help

If you are at a range, the usual procedure to follow when a malfunction occurs is to 

* keep your firearm pointed down range, 

* keep your finger off the trigger and

* raise your non-shooting hand until a range official arrives.

==safe handling demonstration==

you must successfully perform a safe handling demonstration with the handgun being purchased or acquired.

* mechanical characteristics

* how to load

* unload

* clear a malfunction

The other "test" that is required to acquire a handgun is the Safe Handling Demonstration Affidavit. This is a practical test of safe gun handling skills, where you make sure the handgun is unloaded, then you load it with a dummy round, then safely unload it. It is amazing how many people cannot pass this test on the first try, despite the prepwork I give. The most common mistake is pointing the gun at someone during the test. I will fail someone if they can't pass this test after three tries, because if a person can't load or unload a weapon without pointing the gun at me, I don't want them to have a gun.

==additional safety points==

List

* emotional state: anger or depression

* never shoot a gun in celebration

* don't shoot at water, flat or hard surface: ricochet

* don't mix guns, alcohol and drugs

* hearing damage: ear protection

* debris and hot gas: eye protection

==gun laws==

Summary

* 18 years of age to purchase a long gun: rifle or shotgun

* 21 years of age to purchase a handgun

* private party transfers:

* family transfer of firearms: long guns vs. handgun: 

** handgun: still HDC requirement, 30 days to submit Firearm Ownership Record BOF 4542A

* roster of handguns certified for sale in CA

* firearm safety device requirement

* one handgun per thirty days: exemptions include pawn returns, intra-familial transfers and private party transfers

* prohibition from carrying a loaded firearm in public

==self-defense==

permissible use of lethal force in defense of life and body

there was imminent danger of such crime being accomplished; and 

# the person acted under the belief that such force was necessary to save himself or herself or another from death or a forcible and life-threatening crime. Murder, mayhem, rape and robbery are examples of forcible and life-threatening crimes.

Ceases when there is no further danger from an assailant: attacker incapable of inflicting further injuries

only use the amount of force as reasonable: no excessive force