CALIFORNIA FIREARM SAFETY FINAL PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Real vs. Make-Believe - ✔✔It is important to teach children the difference between
'real' guns and 'make-believe' guns.
✔✔Real Guns - ✔✔Real guns can hurt or kill someone who is shot.
✔✔Mind Set of Safety and Responsibility - ✔✔Instilling a mindset of safety and
responsibility is crucial for children and adolescents.
✔✔Adolescence Vulnerability - ✔✔Adolescence is a highly vulnerable stage for
teenagers developing traits of identity, independence, and autonomy.
✔✔Cautionary Words - ✔✔Cautionary words alone may not sufficiently safeguard
children from dangers.
✔✔Actions Speak Louder - ✔✔Children learn most by observing the adults around
them.
✔✔Stop - ✔✔The first rule for a child is to stop what he/she is doing if he/she finds or
sees a gun.
✔✔Don't Touch! - ✔✔The second rule is for a child not to touch a gun he/she finds or
sees.
✔✔Leave the Area - ✔✔The third rule is to immediately leave the area if a gun is found.
✔✔Tell an Adult - ✔✔The last rule is for a child to tell an adult about the gun he/she has
seen.
✔✔California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians - ✔✔Reports
that warnings alone may be insufficient accident prevention measures with children and
adolescents.
✔✔Safety Rules for Kids - ✔✔The four safety rules for kids if they see a gun.
✔✔Toddlers and Firearms - ✔✔Toddlers lack the strength to pull the trigger of a firearm.
✔✔Misdemeanor or Felony Charges - ✔✔You may face misdemeanor or felony
charges if you keep a loaded firearm where a child obtains and improperly uses it.
✔✔Being Careful with Guns - ✔✔There is no such thing as being too careful with
children and guns.
,✔✔Guns are Not Toys - ✔✔An important lesson children should learn is that guns are
not toys.
✔✔Penal Code Sections - ✔✔Safe handling demonstrations are pursuant to Penal
Code sections 26850 and 26860.
✔✔Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) - ✔✔The safe handling demonstration must be
performed before the firearm is delivered after the DROS is submitted.
✔✔Dummy Round - ✔✔One bright orange, red or other readily identifiable dummy
round used for safe handling demonstrations.
✔✔Unloaded Firearm - ✔✔A firearm that has no ammunition in the chamber or
magazine and is secured with a firearm safety device.
✔✔Muzzle Awareness - ✔✔The practice of pointing the firearm in a safe direction,
preferably down at the ground.
✔✔Trigger Discipline - ✔✔Keeping the trigger finger outside of the trigger guard and
alongside the firearm frame at all times.
✔✔Revolver - ✔✔A firearm with a rotating cylinder containing usually five or six
chambers.
✔✔Single-Action Revolver - ✔✔A type of revolver where the trigger has a single
function to release the hammer.
✔✔Double-Action Revolver - ✔✔A type of revolver where the trigger has two functions:
to cock the hammer and to release it.
✔✔Cylinder Latch - ✔✔A mechanism that allows the cylinder of a revolver to swing out
for loading, unloading, and inspection.
✔✔Loading Gate - ✔✔An opening in a single-action revolver that allows for loading and
unloading of the chambers.
✔✔Ejector Rod - ✔✔A rod used to eject spent cartridges from the chambers of a
revolver.
✔✔Firearm Safety Device - ✔✔A device required to be delivered with the firearm to
ensure it is safely stored and handled.
, ✔✔Next-to-Fire Position - ✔✔The position of a round in the cylinder of a revolver that is
aligned with the barrel and firing pin.
✔✔Half-Cock Position - ✔✔A safety position of a single-action revolver that allows for
loading or unloading without the risk of firing.
✔✔Visual Inspection - ✔✔The act of looking into each chamber of a firearm to ensure it
is unloaded.
✔✔Physical Inspection - ✔✔The act of physically checking each chamber of a firearm to
ensure it is unloaded.
✔✔Spinning a Revolver - ✔✔Simply rotating the cylinder of a revolver to an empty
chamber does not unload it or make it safe.
✔✔Chamber - ✔✔The part of a firearm where the cartridge is loaded and fired.
✔✔Firing Pin - ✔✔A component of a firearm that strikes the primer of a cartridge to
initiate firing.
✔✔Grip - ✔✔The part of the firearm that is held by the shooter.
✔✔Barrel - ✔✔The part of the firearm through which the bullet travels when fired.
✔✔Hammer - ✔✔A component that strikes the firing pin to discharge the firearm.
✔✔Safety Precautions - ✔✔Measures taken to ensure the safe handling and operation
of firearms.
✔✔Chamber Under the Hammer - ✔✔The chamber of a revolver that is positioned
directly under the hammer when the firearm is cocked.
✔✔Revolvers - ✔✔Firearms that use a cylinder to hold ammunition.
✔✔Semiautomatic pistols - ✔✔Firearms that use a magazine to hold ammunition.
✔✔Magazine - ✔✔A separate metal boxlike container into which cartridges are loaded.
✔✔Safety - ✔✔A mechanism designed to prevent firing when engaged, but not
foolproof.
✔✔Trigger - ✔✔The mechanism that fires the firearm when pulled.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Real vs. Make-Believe - ✔✔It is important to teach children the difference between
'real' guns and 'make-believe' guns.
✔✔Real Guns - ✔✔Real guns can hurt or kill someone who is shot.
✔✔Mind Set of Safety and Responsibility - ✔✔Instilling a mindset of safety and
responsibility is crucial for children and adolescents.
✔✔Adolescence Vulnerability - ✔✔Adolescence is a highly vulnerable stage for
teenagers developing traits of identity, independence, and autonomy.
✔✔Cautionary Words - ✔✔Cautionary words alone may not sufficiently safeguard
children from dangers.
✔✔Actions Speak Louder - ✔✔Children learn most by observing the adults around
them.
✔✔Stop - ✔✔The first rule for a child is to stop what he/she is doing if he/she finds or
sees a gun.
✔✔Don't Touch! - ✔✔The second rule is for a child not to touch a gun he/she finds or
sees.
✔✔Leave the Area - ✔✔The third rule is to immediately leave the area if a gun is found.
✔✔Tell an Adult - ✔✔The last rule is for a child to tell an adult about the gun he/she has
seen.
✔✔California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians - ✔✔Reports
that warnings alone may be insufficient accident prevention measures with children and
adolescents.
✔✔Safety Rules for Kids - ✔✔The four safety rules for kids if they see a gun.
✔✔Toddlers and Firearms - ✔✔Toddlers lack the strength to pull the trigger of a firearm.
✔✔Misdemeanor or Felony Charges - ✔✔You may face misdemeanor or felony
charges if you keep a loaded firearm where a child obtains and improperly uses it.
✔✔Being Careful with Guns - ✔✔There is no such thing as being too careful with
children and guns.
,✔✔Guns are Not Toys - ✔✔An important lesson children should learn is that guns are
not toys.
✔✔Penal Code Sections - ✔✔Safe handling demonstrations are pursuant to Penal
Code sections 26850 and 26860.
✔✔Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) - ✔✔The safe handling demonstration must be
performed before the firearm is delivered after the DROS is submitted.
✔✔Dummy Round - ✔✔One bright orange, red or other readily identifiable dummy
round used for safe handling demonstrations.
✔✔Unloaded Firearm - ✔✔A firearm that has no ammunition in the chamber or
magazine and is secured with a firearm safety device.
✔✔Muzzle Awareness - ✔✔The practice of pointing the firearm in a safe direction,
preferably down at the ground.
✔✔Trigger Discipline - ✔✔Keeping the trigger finger outside of the trigger guard and
alongside the firearm frame at all times.
✔✔Revolver - ✔✔A firearm with a rotating cylinder containing usually five or six
chambers.
✔✔Single-Action Revolver - ✔✔A type of revolver where the trigger has a single
function to release the hammer.
✔✔Double-Action Revolver - ✔✔A type of revolver where the trigger has two functions:
to cock the hammer and to release it.
✔✔Cylinder Latch - ✔✔A mechanism that allows the cylinder of a revolver to swing out
for loading, unloading, and inspection.
✔✔Loading Gate - ✔✔An opening in a single-action revolver that allows for loading and
unloading of the chambers.
✔✔Ejector Rod - ✔✔A rod used to eject spent cartridges from the chambers of a
revolver.
✔✔Firearm Safety Device - ✔✔A device required to be delivered with the firearm to
ensure it is safely stored and handled.
, ✔✔Next-to-Fire Position - ✔✔The position of a round in the cylinder of a revolver that is
aligned with the barrel and firing pin.
✔✔Half-Cock Position - ✔✔A safety position of a single-action revolver that allows for
loading or unloading without the risk of firing.
✔✔Visual Inspection - ✔✔The act of looking into each chamber of a firearm to ensure it
is unloaded.
✔✔Physical Inspection - ✔✔The act of physically checking each chamber of a firearm to
ensure it is unloaded.
✔✔Spinning a Revolver - ✔✔Simply rotating the cylinder of a revolver to an empty
chamber does not unload it or make it safe.
✔✔Chamber - ✔✔The part of a firearm where the cartridge is loaded and fired.
✔✔Firing Pin - ✔✔A component of a firearm that strikes the primer of a cartridge to
initiate firing.
✔✔Grip - ✔✔The part of the firearm that is held by the shooter.
✔✔Barrel - ✔✔The part of the firearm through which the bullet travels when fired.
✔✔Hammer - ✔✔A component that strikes the firing pin to discharge the firearm.
✔✔Safety Precautions - ✔✔Measures taken to ensure the safe handling and operation
of firearms.
✔✔Chamber Under the Hammer - ✔✔The chamber of a revolver that is positioned
directly under the hammer when the firearm is cocked.
✔✔Revolvers - ✔✔Firearms that use a cylinder to hold ammunition.
✔✔Semiautomatic pistols - ✔✔Firearms that use a magazine to hold ammunition.
✔✔Magazine - ✔✔A separate metal boxlike container into which cartridges are loaded.
✔✔Safety - ✔✔A mechanism designed to prevent firing when engaged, but not
foolproof.
✔✔Trigger - ✔✔The mechanism that fires the firearm when pulled.
