Canadian Firearms Safety Course
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the first thing you must do when picking up a firearm?
✔✔ Point the firearm in a safe direction and check that it is unloaded.
What is the purpose of the ACTS and PROVE procedures?
✔✔ To ensure safe handling and verification that a firearm is unloaded.
What does it mean to PROVE a firearm?
✔✔ Point in a safe direction, Remove the magazine, Open the action, Verify the chamber is
empty, Examine the bore.
Why is muzzle control important?
✔✔ It prevents accidents by ensuring the firearm is always pointed in a safe direction.
When is it safe to rely on a safety mechanism?
✔✔ Never; always treat a firearm as if it could fire at any time.
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,What is the most responsible way to carry a firearm in the field?
✔✔ With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and the action open.
Why must ammunition be stored separately from firearms?
✔✔ To reduce the risk of unauthorized or accidental use.
What should you do if a firearm fails to fire when the trigger is pulled?
✔✔ Keep it pointed in a safe direction and wait 60 seconds before opening the action.
What is the best way to transport firearms in a vehicle?
✔✔ Unloaded, in a locked case, with the ammunition stored separately.
What does a safe firearm storage area need?
✔✔ A secure, locked container or room that prevents unauthorized access.
What is the legal requirement for transporting restricted firearms in Canada?
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, ✔✔ They must be unloaded, locked in a secure case, with a trigger lock, and an Authorization to
Transport must be carried.
When handling a firearm, when should your finger touch the trigger?
✔✔ Only when you are ready to fire.
Why is it unsafe to use damaged or corroded ammunition?
✔✔ It may misfire or damage the firearm, causing injury.
What is a safe backstop when firing a firearm?
✔✔ A surface that will stop the bullet completely, such as a large dirt mound.
What is the correct way to hand a firearm to another person?
✔✔ PROVE it is safe, then hand it over with the action open and muzzle pointed in a safe
direction.
Why should you never look down the barrel of a firearm?
✔✔ Because it is extremely dangerous and could result in serious injury or death.
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the first thing you must do when picking up a firearm?
✔✔ Point the firearm in a safe direction and check that it is unloaded.
What is the purpose of the ACTS and PROVE procedures?
✔✔ To ensure safe handling and verification that a firearm is unloaded.
What does it mean to PROVE a firearm?
✔✔ Point in a safe direction, Remove the magazine, Open the action, Verify the chamber is
empty, Examine the bore.
Why is muzzle control important?
✔✔ It prevents accidents by ensuring the firearm is always pointed in a safe direction.
When is it safe to rely on a safety mechanism?
✔✔ Never; always treat a firearm as if it could fire at any time.
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,What is the most responsible way to carry a firearm in the field?
✔✔ With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and the action open.
Why must ammunition be stored separately from firearms?
✔✔ To reduce the risk of unauthorized or accidental use.
What should you do if a firearm fails to fire when the trigger is pulled?
✔✔ Keep it pointed in a safe direction and wait 60 seconds before opening the action.
What is the best way to transport firearms in a vehicle?
✔✔ Unloaded, in a locked case, with the ammunition stored separately.
What does a safe firearm storage area need?
✔✔ A secure, locked container or room that prevents unauthorized access.
What is the legal requirement for transporting restricted firearms in Canada?
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, ✔✔ They must be unloaded, locked in a secure case, with a trigger lock, and an Authorization to
Transport must be carried.
When handling a firearm, when should your finger touch the trigger?
✔✔ Only when you are ready to fire.
Why is it unsafe to use damaged or corroded ammunition?
✔✔ It may misfire or damage the firearm, causing injury.
What is a safe backstop when firing a firearm?
✔✔ A surface that will stop the bullet completely, such as a large dirt mound.
What is the correct way to hand a firearm to another person?
✔✔ PROVE it is safe, then hand it over with the action open and muzzle pointed in a safe
direction.
Why should you never look down the barrel of a firearm?
✔✔ Because it is extremely dangerous and could result in serious injury or death.
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