| Every year about 900 hunters are killed
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| | from them. An alternative is to decide
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| or injured in hunting accident. Dick
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| | not to hunt and get back in the car. I
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| Cheney, our Vice President just shot his
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| | suggest that you only hunt with those you
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| Texas friend of thirty years in the neck
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| | know and trust.
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| and face. Cheney is an experienced hunter
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| | 9. Carefully remove your firearm from its
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| and proved that a hunter must continually
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| | case. Do not load the weapon until you
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| be on guard to prevent accidents. Cheney
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| | are actually hunting. When you do load
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| suffered great sorrow because of the
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| | the weapon, you may want to keep the
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| accident as you would if you shot your
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| | firing chamber empty until you know that
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| friend or even a stranger.
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| | you are going to fire.
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| Many Americans know about guns and their
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| | 10. Follow the dress codes of your state.
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| hazards. In the west, boys own guns at a
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| | That bright orange hat and vest might
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| very young age. Some girls learn about
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| | keep you from getting buckshot in your
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| guns too. They know guns are dangerous.
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| | paduka.
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| Many learn about guns in the military.
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| | 11. Continually be in contact with all
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| They learn rifle range rules to keep from
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| | those in your hunting party. If gabbing
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| shooting the target monitors and each
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| | does not interfere with the hunting
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| other. Most states have gun laws that
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| | strategy, continually talk to each other.
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| require that youngsters take a gun class
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| | If you are not talking, maintain eye
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| before they are allowed to hunt. That is
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| | contact. If someone disappears from you
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| a good idea.
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| | view, stop hunting then and there until
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| There is a good set of firearm safety
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| | you again gain contact with that person.
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| rules at READ THEM!
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| | This is the most important rule of
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| Here are my rules: The Taylor Jones Rules
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| | hunting in my opinion.
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| for Hunting
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| | 12. Continually monitor your field of
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| 1. Keep your firearm in good condition.
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| | safe fire. Never go out of this field.
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| That means to clean it and oil it after
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| | Dick Cheney went out of his field of safe
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| use and to check it occasionally while it
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| | fire. He had lost contact with his
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| is in storage. Remove any excess oil when
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| | hunting partner but kept hunting. That
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| you decide to use the firearm.
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| | was a big error on his part.
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| 2. Store your firearm in a locked
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| | 13. Don't run with your loaded firearm.
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| cabinet. Since you just cleaned it, it
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| | There is seldom a need to run while
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| should not be loaded. Check to see if it
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| | hunting. If you must run, lay your weapon
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| is loaded. If it is, unload it.
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| | down or at least unload it.
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| 3. Make sure the lock on your gun cabinet
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| | 14. Remember that your dogs are your
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| is of high quality and that it can not be
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| | hunting companions. Make sure your safe
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| picked or pried open. Keep the key on
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| | field of fire doesn't have your dogs
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| your key ring in your possession or in a
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| | running through it. I was pheasant
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| secure place that others can not find.
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| | haunting in Iowa years ago when a line of
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| Remember that children are very clever
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| | fox hunters appeared on the horizon with
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| and if they want to get into your gun
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| | their white snow coveralls. A kit of
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| cabinet, they will if you don't monitor
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| | foxes shot out in front of them. Their
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| their activities.
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| | score was two dogs and no foxes. My
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| 4. When you retrieve your gun from the
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| | friend shot one of the foxes and sold it
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| gun cabinet, what do you do first? You
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| | to them. The dogs were expensive fox
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| check to see if it is loaded. Someone
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| | hounds and they were dead.
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| could have gotten into your gun cabinet,
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| | 15. Rough terrain can cause accidents.
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| loaded the gun, and then replaced it.
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| | You could trip and fall and your firearm
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| Believe me, this does happen. When I was
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| | could go off in any direction. If you are
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| a kid, I made it happen.
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| | carrying game, take extra precautions
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| 5. Smell your gun when you first take it
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| | with our firearm.
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| out of the gun cabinet. You will be able
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| | 16. The bottom line is this: you must be
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| to tell if it has been fired. If you
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| | eternally vigilant to be a good hunter. A
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| suspect it has been fired, look down the
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| | good hunter is a safe hunter.
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| barrel once you know for sure the gun is
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| | A couple of years ago a man in our town
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| not loaded. Now you will be able to tell
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| | in Arizona had an argument with his wife
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| if has been fired by the particles left
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| | while deer hunting. He grabbed the barrel
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| behind by the bullet as it passed through
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| | of his rifle and slammed it into the side
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| the barrel. If the gun has been fired,
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| | of his pickup. The rifle discharged
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| find out who fired it and take proper
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| | severing his femoral artery.
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| action.
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| | Because the evacuating helicopter had a
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| 6. You should have a case for your gun.
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| | mechanical problem it turned around and
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| Place the unloaded rifle or shotgun or
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| | went back to its base. The dispatcher did
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| handgun in its case when not hunting or
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| | not request another helicopter until it
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| target shooting. Always have the gun in a
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| | was two late.
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| case in your car. Some states require
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| | I visited the man at the hospital with
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| this.
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| | the bishop of our church. He was comatose
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| 7. When you arrive at the hunting scene,
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| | and dying. He left his wife and two sons.
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| watch what others are doing. If they
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| | If the man had been transported to the
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| swing the barrel of their rifle or
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| | hospital in our small town, the doctors
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| shotgun your way, warn them about it.
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| | could have stopped the bleeding and saved
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| Tell them what the safe hunting rules are
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| | his life. The no-show helicopter was the
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| then and there.
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| | main problem.
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| 8. Never hunt with a klutz that does not
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| | When you are out hunting, think about
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| know how to handle a firearm. Never hunt
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| | where you would find medical care if you
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| with anyone that drinks one drop of
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| | needed it. What action would you take in
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| alcohol. If you see a problem, tell them
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| | an emergency?
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| that you think it would be best to form
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| | Here is one last rule: Never handle a
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| two hunting parties and separate yourself
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| | firearm when angry.
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