Videos tagged with Unloaded Firearm Handling

This video from Instructor Mike, a professional firearms instructor, demonstrates a critical safety rule for semiautomatic firearms: keeping fingers away from the ejection port. A student sustains a painful pinch injury from the slide, highlighting the potential hazard. The lesson emphasizes constant awareness of the firearm's mechanics during handling.

This video emphasizes the critical importance of firearm safety protocols on film and video sets, even when using replica or blank guns. The hosts detail their rigorous safety procedures, including treating all firearms as if loaded, maintaining strict muzzle discipline, and ensuring everyone on set has the authority to call a safety stop. They highlight the difference between their production's safety culture and that of traditional Hollywood sets, stressing that safety is paramount regardless of the firearm's type or whether it's a prop.