PRPA Firearms exam Questions and answers
What is the 1st firearms safety rule? - ✅✅All Guns are loaded
What is the 2nd firearms safety rule? - ✅✅Always point the muzzle in a safe direction
What is the 3rd firearms safety rule? - ✅✅Keep your finger straight along the frame until you are on
target and have decided to fire
What is the 4th firearms safety rule? - ✅✅Be aware of your target and its surroundings
What are the 3 ways a weapon is discharged? - ✅✅1. Unintentional
2. Accidental
3. Intentional
You load the weapon; look at the sights, press the trigger and it goes "bang". What type of weapon
discharge is this? - ✅✅Intentional
A startled reaction or consciously pressing the trigger, but not really intending to fire, such as at the end
of a "dry" practice session after the weapon has been loaded. What type of weapon discharge is this? -
✅✅Unintentional
A mechanical failure or a holster strap/piece of clothing getting inside the trigger guard while holstering.
What type of weapon discharge is this? - ✅✅Accidental
What are 3 types of involuntary unintentional discharge? - ✅✅1. Sympathetic Grip
2. Startle Effect
, 3. Balance Disruption
What are the 2 types of unintentional discharges? - ✅✅voluntary and involuntary
Can trigger finger be on the trigger while challenging an armed subject?
A: Yes
B: No - ✅✅B: No
In the tactical environment, if you cannot Identify your target can you shoot it?
A: No
B: Yes - ✅✅A: No
In regards to firearms safety at home, is it ok to store a loaded firearm in open view if there are no
children in the house?
A: Yes, They are well trained
B: No, It's not safe - ✅✅B: No, It's not safe
Providing some basic firearms training to family members will increase their understanding and reduce
curiosity.
A: True
B: False - ✅✅A: True
Since you're bringing a firearm into your home whose responsibility is it to ensure untrained adults and
children do not have access? - ✅✅Our responsibility
What is the 1st firearms safety rule? - ✅✅All Guns are loaded
What is the 2nd firearms safety rule? - ✅✅Always point the muzzle in a safe direction
What is the 3rd firearms safety rule? - ✅✅Keep your finger straight along the frame until you are on
target and have decided to fire
What is the 4th firearms safety rule? - ✅✅Be aware of your target and its surroundings
What are the 3 ways a weapon is discharged? - ✅✅1. Unintentional
2. Accidental
3. Intentional
You load the weapon; look at the sights, press the trigger and it goes "bang". What type of weapon
discharge is this? - ✅✅Intentional
A startled reaction or consciously pressing the trigger, but not really intending to fire, such as at the end
of a "dry" practice session after the weapon has been loaded. What type of weapon discharge is this? -
✅✅Unintentional
A mechanical failure or a holster strap/piece of clothing getting inside the trigger guard while holstering.
What type of weapon discharge is this? - ✅✅Accidental
What are 3 types of involuntary unintentional discharge? - ✅✅1. Sympathetic Grip
2. Startle Effect
, 3. Balance Disruption
What are the 2 types of unintentional discharges? - ✅✅voluntary and involuntary
Can trigger finger be on the trigger while challenging an armed subject?
A: Yes
B: No - ✅✅B: No
In the tactical environment, if you cannot Identify your target can you shoot it?
A: No
B: Yes - ✅✅A: No
In regards to firearms safety at home, is it ok to store a loaded firearm in open view if there are no
children in the house?
A: Yes, They are well trained
B: No, It's not safe - ✅✅B: No, It's not safe
Providing some basic firearms training to family members will increase their understanding and reduce
curiosity.
A: True
B: False - ✅✅A: True
Since you're bringing a firearm into your home whose responsibility is it to ensure untrained adults and
children do not have access? - ✅✅Our responsibility
