Study Module 1 - Pistol Safety

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Outdoor Shooting Range / area Diagram

Berm – The last line of defense

Backstop

Targets

Shooting/firing Line

Safety Line/ cease fire

Safety officer/observer

There should be 2 shooing lines marked on the ground. The firing line The safety/ceasefire line

Safety officer is a non-shooter that knows range safety rules and safe firearms operation.

Firing line: A line parallel to the targets , from behind which firearms are discharged. The range is open (or hot): Shooting is taking place, and no one is allowed beyond the firing line.

The range is closed (or cold): All shooters have ceased firing, have made safe and moved away from their firearms, and shooters can now move forward of the firing line to set up or check targets. Each range is a little bit different, and you need to know the specific rules, restrictions, and procedures for the range where you plan to shoot.