Cooper's four rules: https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2011/5/18/jeff-cooper-father-of-modern-pistol-shooting/ https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles

Cooper's four rules: https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2011/5/18/jeff-cooper-father-of-modern-pistol-shooting/ https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2011/5/18/jeff-coo... NRA's three rules: https://gunsafetyrules.nra.org https://gunsafetyrules.nra.org You'll often see the Cooper rules slightly restated: https://www.hunter-ed.com/gun-safety/ https://www.hunter-ed.com/gun-safety/ I'm not a fan of "as if".