RHODE ISLAND BLUE CARD TEST
STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
TheQbasicQthoughtQbehindQtheQrulesQofQgunQhandlingQisQtoQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
eliminateQtheQchanceQofQanQaccidentQoccurring
TheQfirstQsubjectQtaughtQtoQaQbeginnerQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-safety
TheQ"safety"QonQaQfirearmQisQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
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FirstQthingQtoQdoQwhenQpickingQupQaQhandgunQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
pointQmuzzleQinQaQsafeQdirection
AQfirearmQloaded,QactionQclosed,QandQwithQtheQsafetyQonQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
mayQsometimesQfireQwhenQdroppedQorQstruckQsharply
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AQpersonQtakingQmedication,Qstimulants,Qdepressants,QorQpainQkillers,QorQhasQconsumedQalcoholQs
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fQtheseQisQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-storingQgunsQlockedQandQsecuredQseparateQfromQammo
IfQthereQareQsmallQchildrenQinQtheQhomeQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
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, AnotherQruleQforQkeepingQfirearmsQinQtheQhomeQwithQfamilyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
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WhenQcleaningQaQfirearmQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
theQgunQmustQbeQunloaded,QammoQlockedQaway,QandQmuzzleQpointedQinQaQsafeQdirection
WhenQbeingQstoredQfromQoneQseasonQtoQtheQnextQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
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AQlicenseQorQpermitQtoQcarryQisQrequiredQforQcarryingQaQpistolQorQrevolverQexceptQ-
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onQtheQlineQactuallyQfiringQatQaQproperQtargetQwithQaQproperQbackstop
STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
TheQbasicQthoughtQbehindQtheQrulesQofQgunQhandlingQisQtoQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
eliminateQtheQchanceQofQanQaccidentQoccurring
TheQfirstQsubjectQtaughtQtoQaQbeginnerQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-safety
TheQ"safety"QonQaQfirearmQisQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
usedQonlyQtoQsupplementQproperQhandling;QaQsafetyQisQnotQinfallible
FirstQthingQtoQdoQwhenQpickingQupQaQhandgunQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
pointQmuzzleQinQaQsafeQdirection
AQfirearmQloaded,QactionQclosed,QandQwithQtheQsafetyQonQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
mayQsometimesQfireQwhenQdroppedQorQstruckQsharply
TheQfirstQstepQinQsafeQhandgunQstorageQisQtoQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-beQsureQitQisQunloaded
AQpersonQtakingQmedication,Qstimulants,Qdepressants,QorQpainQkillers,QorQhasQconsumedQalcoholQs
houldQneverQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-clean,Qhandle,QorQshootQaQfirearm
ThereQareQcertainQrulesQtoQkeepingQfirearmsQinQtheQhomeQthatQdeserveQconstantQattention,QoneQo
fQtheseQisQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-storingQgunsQlockedQandQsecuredQseparateQfromQammo
IfQthereQareQsmallQchildrenQinQtheQhomeQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
keepQoutQofQreachQinQaQhighQdrawerQorQshelfQinQaQgunQcabinet
, AnotherQruleQforQkeepingQfirearmsQinQtheQhomeQwithQfamilyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
allQfamilyQmembersQshouldQlearnQandQknowQtheQrulesQofQfirearmQsafety
WhenQcleaningQaQfirearmQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
theQgunQmustQbeQunloaded,QammoQlockedQaway,QandQmuzzleQpointedQinQaQsafeQdirection
WhenQbeingQstoredQfromQoneQseasonQtoQtheQnextQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
thoroughlyQclean,QmetalQpartsQlightlyQoiled,QandQstoredQinQaQlockedQrack
KeepingQyourQownQpersonalQrecordsQofQserialQnumbersQandQphotosQofQyourQfirearmsQisQimportan
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TheQonlyQareaQwhereQaQpersonQmayQdischargeQaQpistolQorQrevolverQisQ-QCORRECTQANSWERS-
atQaQbonafideQshootingQrange
AQlicenseQorQpermitQtoQcarryQisQrequiredQforQcarryingQaQpistolQorQrevolverQexceptQ-
QCORRECTQANSWERS-toQtransportQtoQaQbonafideQshootingQrange
ToQtransportQaQpistolQorQrevolverQlegallyQtoQandQfromQaQbonafideQshootingQrangeQitQshouldQbeQ-
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revolversQorQanyQcombinationQthereofQareQunloadedQandQsecuredQinQaQseparateQcontainerQsuitabl
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