As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to spread, more and more Americans are purchasing guns for their protection. After runs on food and goods sparked into panic buying, guns and ammo sales reached record highs. Americans have spoken, and they clearly want the right to buy guns to protect their family. In fact, many are buying guns for the very first time. With that in mind, we’ve put together a three-part introductory video series on handgun, rifle, and shotgun training, skills, and safety. Here’s the second video in our series, focusing on rifles. Be sure to check out “Part I: Handgun Training” and “Part III: Shotgun Training” as well.

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Rifle Training, Skills and Safety

Most importantly, all gun owners must follow the four basic gun safety rules: Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point a gun at anything you don’t want to destroy. Always keep your finger off the trigger until you’re ready to shoot. Know your target and what’s beyond it. Those four rules should define every choice you ever make in gun handling. Follow them, and you’ll never have a problem, a negligent discharge or worse.

The rifle, especially America’s most popular rifle, the AR-15, excels in the role of home and self-defense. With a 30-round magazine, extremely intuitive controls and high accuracy potential, most contemporary semi-automatic rifles are easily learned. You can often shoot them well, with an extremely fast learning curve.

However, there’s still much that must be learned, especially for the new shooter. Rifle manipulations, magazine changes, and shooting all require training and practice. While the AR design remains especially popular, it still brings its own set of challenges and requirements to run safely and effectively.

Finally, welcome to the 2A club. While it took a global pandemic for some to get here, we’ve all got one thing in common. We all decided to take full responsibility for our family’s ultimate safety and protection. Owning a firearm, especially a rifle, brings tremendous responsibility. So watch our video, learn, and then seek out certified training. Then get to the range and practice. Knowledge is power, so share it with any and all potential gun owners out there.