Gun Range Safety

Being shot in the eye at a gun range in south carolina.

Police are investigating whether or not it was an accident.

With so many gun ranges in northwest arkansas... we want to know whether they're safe.

Knwa's haley hughey shows us the safety measures gun ranges take everyday.

### haley hughey, reporter "parker's gun range owner walked me through many steps including practicing with a plastic gun before i could even step foot in this gun range."

In its third year of business -- parker's gun range has yet to see any accidents.

Owner ken parker says accidents can always happen -- but they've been avoided due to his strict safety protocols.

Parker has four rules he tells all his new clients including -- always believe a gun is loaded and keep your finger off the trigger unless your sights are on target.

If it's someone's first time with a gun-- parker walks them through a safety briefing and sometimes goes in the range with them.

Ken parker, parker's gun range, owner "a lot of people's definitions of what is safe is not what a professional would call safe in a gun range.

Sometime you get people who get careless and put their finger on the trigger before they're suppose to.

You get people who lose control of the muzzle, and that's just something you can't have at a gun range."

The holidays are the busiest times --and he trains a new gun owner almost daily.

Haley hughey, reporter "parker says they see thousands of people from all across the world have never used a gun, so gun safety is their number one priority.

In rogers-- haley hughey-- back to you."

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