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Show APPEAL FOR rOR GUN SAFETY SAFETYISSUED SAFETYISSUED SAFETYISSUED ISSUED Bl B1 BI . LEONAPDPomtmg LEONAPDPointing LEONARD LEONAPD LEONARDPointing Pointing Pomtmg to what he termed a adeplorable adeplorable a deplorable hunting and gunaccident gunaccIdent gun accident fatality fatahty toll last yearRoss yearRoss year yearRoss Ross Leonard Utah state director d1rect direct d1rector or of fish and game today appealed appealed ap appealed pealed to sportsmen to take every every ev every ery precaution this fall dUringthe duringthe during ; the corn com ng hunting seasonsMore seasonsMore seasons ; More than a dozen liveswere lives hves hveswere liveswere were lost last year in m Utah asa asa as asa a result of gun accidents Leonand Leonard Leon Leonard ard and asserted This was a deplorably deplorably de plorably high rate and all the themore themore more deplorable when one conisders conIsders con isders they were nearly all the theresult theresult th thresult result of carelessness and couldhave could have been easily avoIded Already this year the game gamechief gam gamchief gamelchIef chief pointed pomted out one life gamel has been lost as the result of the accldental accidental ac accidental cidental cldental gunlltS discharge of a gunl gun gunwhile while its ltS Salt Lake owner was wascleanmg wascleaning wa wacleaning cleaning cleanmg it in m preparation fori for forthe fo fothe Ithe foriIthe the deer huntI huntLet hunt huntLet I Let s not have any mor- mor more moreaccidents moraccidents - accidents this season he urged urg urged I ed Leonard asks everyone toacquaint to toacquamt ti acquaint acquamt himself with the 10 10commandments 10commandments commandments of gun safetyThey saJfetyThey safety saJfety safetyThey They are 1 Treat every gun with therespe the therespe th threspe , respe t due a loaded gun Thisis ThIs Thi _ ; is 15 the cardinal cardmal rule of gun safe safer safet ' ty t y2 safeI I gunstaken 2 Carry only empty guns taken down or with the actionopen action actionopen ' open into mto your automobilecamp automobIlecamp automobile automobilecamp camp or home 3 Alwas Alwvas be sure that the barrdl barreI bar barrel rel reI rdl and action achon are clear of obstructaons ob structions structaons 4 Always Alw8) Alw8 ) s carry your gun sothat so sothat sothat i that you i j ou can control the d rec rection rection I tIon of the muzzle even if youstumble you youstumble youstumble stumble 5 Be sure df oIf of your target be before before ' fore you pull the trigger tngger 6 Never point pomt a gun at any anythmg anything thing thmg you vou do not want to shoot 7 Never leave your gun unattended unattended un attended unless you unload lt it iffirst fIrst 8 Never climb a tree or fenci fence with a loaded gun 9 Never shoot at a flat hardsurface hard har < surface or the surface olf oIf df water 10 Do not mix gunpowd gunpowd"r gunpowdr gunpowd"rand " r rand iand and alcohol |