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The law enforcement firearm instructor's job is to TEACH
their officers how to be safe, effective, and timely in
the use of their firearms and tactics,
and to WIN the lethal encounter.

This commitment has continued and evolved to include law enforcement-specific training in 1960,
with the creation of the Law Enforcement Activities Division.

The following is what I sent to you the last time you asked.

Jeff Cooper rules
were the best we had when they were first developed.
They were developed for dogfaces and grunts.
They worked well enough.
The NRA adopted and the Training Department taught the Cooper Rules.
Over time the Cooper Rules were shown to be ineffective
as "NDs" did not decline.

The NRA Training Department researched a better way to teach gun safety.
The result of this extensive study over a number of years led the NRA Training
Department to reject the Cooper Rules that they had embraced.
This despite Jeff Cooper being on the NRA Executive Committee.
One can only imagine the arguments over many years
until everyone on the executive committee were convinced
that the new NRA Safety Rules were superior to the
then current Cooper Rules.
Anyone who knew Col. Cooper's massive Ego and Pride,
knows how heated these arguments were.
The result was that the NRA adopted the
recommendation of the NRA Training Department.

and issued the following NRA Safety Rules.

Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction

Always keep your finger of the trigger until ready to shoot

Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use

The NRA rules are all positive; and thus easier to remember.

The words used are ones that everyone can understand.

They are in a sequence, such that if you follow rule one,
you remain safe even if you violate rule two and rule three.

You don't need to waste time and effort remembering that
all guns are loaded, because if you
Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction
it does not matter.
Following the introduction of the new NRA Safety Rules,
the number of "NDs" were reduced and continue to decline.
However in those areas where Cooper Rules continue to be taught,
"NDs" have not declined.

When you plan to shoot there are more rules to follow.

OBTW; I learned the Cooper Rules sixty years ago
as a boy with my first BB gun.

I could repeat the rules and violated them consistently.

I'm sure you did too.

My Daisy Red Ryder was always loaded.