Gun safety
（重定向自Trigger lock）
![A Glock secured for transport (or storage) with a cable lock.](/Images/godic/202502/17/Glock17_With_Cable_Lock0022.jpg")
![Example of safe firearm handling. The firearm is pointed at the ground and the handler's finger is off the trigger.](/Images/godic/202502/17/Gun_safety0022.jpg")
![Barrel for dry firing, in order to ultimately check the unloaded state of a firearm](/Images/godic/202502/17/Vybijeci_zarizeni0022.jpg")
![Finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard](/Images/godic/202502/17/Designated_Marksman_Rifle_20022.jpg")
Gun safety rules and recommendations are intended to avoid accidental discharge or negligent discharge, or the consequences of firearm malfunctions. Their purpose is to eliminate or minimize the risks of unintentional death, injury or damage caused by improper possession, storage, or handling of firearms. There were 47,000 unintentional firearm deaths worldwide in 2013.