The AR-15 is a popular choice for new gun owners since it’s an accurate, lightweight, reliable firearm. Like all firearms, it must be handled with respect and strict adherence to the four rules of gun safety.
Unlike new gun owners, most readers on this site are very familiar with the safe operation of their weapons. But with the vast increase of new gun-owners panic-buying as a result of recent insanity, some basic-level information is necessary to help these new folks. And since, by and large, the most common self-loading firearm in America is the AR-15, it only makes sense that a new gun owners article center around this modern sporting rifle (MSR).
And to ensure as many of these people as possible actually read this piece, it’s broken up into bite-sized pieces as a list. That way overwhelmed reader’s eyes won’t glaze over. So, with that in mind here are 5 must-haves for brand-new gun owners and their AR-15 carbines.
AR-15 or Any Gun: Follow the Rules
This one is paramount. If you take away nothing else from this article, new owners will be measurably better off with this one in mind. Also, this one applies to any, and all firearms.
This might shock some of you, but firearms are dangerous tools. Much like a miter-saw, or a lawn-mower, if you screw around with a powerful tool you can really hurt, or even kill yourself. Thankfully, someone already figured out four easy rules to follow for otherwise clueless shooters. I’m going to list them below, and give you a breakdown of what they mean. They are mostly self-explanatory, but I’ve made the mistake of assuming competence in the past, and it’s taught me that nothing is fool-proof.
By Jim Grant
