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Show 1 r 1 SAFtTY RULFS r-- JHf npt whr, f. . . . - : JV ' ! f V 4. Know your x f L- fr. 'le.Besme of I .V. , ; ; 8.0bey fcbtf, p$ N J f 7 Ivy i AiAv. Vii?AW' -FT- JIFLE SAFETY " a . , ..vj,raimlaiiviii 0 Americans, a race of rifle shooters, take to the spirit early and each spring youngsters get busy oiling on their .22 rifles in anticipation antici-pation of another season of fun with a gun. Captain Jack Lacy, famed marks man and gun tester at Winchester, always emphasizes empha-sizes the need for safety in gun handling. In this series of photos of "do's" and "don'ts" on rifle safety, he was assisted by John Paulson Paul-son and Steve Pachl (smaller (small-er of the two boys). In the photo above, Captain Lacy is stressing the first "do" treat every gun as if it were loaded. At left, "rough-housing" or "horseplay" "horse-play" when holding a gun is a most definite "don't." T" -M&C :'K"Jr fir I 'Fv fcjjUHIHIHMM. mm Q The practice of shooting shoot-ing at glass insulators (above) on telephone or power lines is another important im-portant "don't." Too, it is unlawful m practically every state in the union to shoot from a public highway. j - . ' " V ' 15 bad ond dangerous policy to shoot at rocks (above) for the Reason that the bullet may ricochet and fly off to injure cne' 'n the action shown in photo ot right, the boy is court-eathor court-eathor injury by jumping a fence while carrying a gun. This 'ottie most important of all "don'ts" in safe rifle-handling. ,SCDn ricochet from water, too (below). .. i-jrMjie y.-y--- - ' - m,mk-m'ljim2 tT-yg Jlnwaasiia . ' ' '- .';:::-v: r0' ...-V t . ' . . 'c4v y |