Show sportsmen s code Adment ed by the Nat national lonal rifle buflo association I 1 will never allow the muzzle of my gun to point at anything which I 1 do not intend to shoot I 1 will never load my gun when tho the muzzle Is pointed at any part of my body or at any person nor will I 1 stand in front of anybody who to la loading a gun I 1 will never cock my gun and pull the trigger for tun fun I 1 will never shoot directly at a flat hard surface as the bullet is certain to ricochet 1 I will never handle bandle a gun without rr flatt tt opening the breech to be sure that the gun Is empty and without looking through the bore to see that it Is clean J 1 will never carry my gun loaded except when hunting and will then ile be sure that it la Is locked in the safe position I 1 will never shoot at a songbird or harmless animal for sport port and I 1 will always be sure that no game Is left to suffer I 1 will remember re that even a 22 caliber bullet will travel nt of a mile or will penetrate nine inches of ordinary board and can call ricochet a great distance across water I 1 will always put my gun through a fence MUZZLE FIRST before I 1 climb tho the fence and I 1 will vill then climb over or through between the next two atense posts I 1 will always give my gun a thorough cleaning as soon as I 1 am through firing I 1 |