Always Wear Eye and Ear Protection When Shooting

Firearm safety is your responsibility. Let's take a look at a few basic firearm safety rules.

When hunting or shooting, always wear shooting glasses to protect your eyes, and ear protection to protect your hearing. You only have one set of eyes and ears, so take care of them.

Shooting or prescription glasses should have tough plastic lenses and, for best protection, feature a wrap-around design. Shooting glasses help protect your eyes from birdshot and fragments when wingshooting or target shooting. They also protect from powder gases and residue when shooting or standing nearby.

Earplugs, over-the-ear muffs, or both help protect your hearing from the damaging noise of a gunshot. So, always protect your eyes and ears when shooting or hunting or even as a bystander.

Remember firearm safety is your responsibility!

--Larry Potterfield