AR safety

This brief photo essay will illustrate where the safety selector is located on the AR style rifle. Although the rifle presented in this entry is a Smith and Wesson M&P 15T, the information generally applies to all AR style rifles.

First, I want to go over the four rules. You should know them by heart by now if you have been reading this blog from the first entry. But here they are again...

#1 ALL FIREARMS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
# 2 NEVER POINT THE MUZZLE AT ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY
# 3 KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
# 4 - BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET

On most AR style rifles, there is a Safety Selector Lever on the left side of the firearm. Although most AR rifles have this safety select lever, this does NOT mean you can ignore the four rules. Always keep the four rules in mind regardless of the firearm you are using has a safety select lever or not.

In the photo below, the AR rifle is in SAFE mode. While the AR rifle has the Safety Select Lever set to SAFE, the AR rifle WILL NOT discharge when the trigger is pressed.


To switch the AR from SAFE mode to FIRE mode, just move the Safety Select Lever on the left of the AR rifle with your thumb or index finger up to the FIRE position by pressing down on the lever. When the pointer on the Safety Select Lever is pointing to FIRE as it is in the photo below, the AR WILL discharge when the trigger is pressed.


To switch the AR safety back on, just move the Safety Select Lever on the left of the AR rifle with your thumb or index finger to the SAFE position by pressing up on the lever. Once the Safety Select Switch is in the SAFE position like it is in the photo below, the AR rifle will not discharge when the trigger is pressed.


Like the old saying goes, no matter how many safety devices there are on a firearm, there is no substitute for the safety device behind your eyes.

ALWAYS REMEMBER THE FOUR RULES.

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