[IGOTMINE]

Rule One--All guns are always loaded.

Rule Two--Keep your finger outside of the trigger guard until you're ready to fire.

Rule Three--Never point the muzzle at anything you're not willing to destroy.

Rule Four--Be sure of your backstop, and what lay beyond it.

It ain't that hard, folks, but people, especially drunks, managed to screw it up all the time.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I was a State Licensed Youth Hunter Safety Instructor in Kansas in the 70's when I was in USAF. Kids caught on a lot quicker than their dads. I have been the safety officer in every gun/hunting club I've ever been in. Safety is so simple that when I read something like this, I say, "Murder"..

[MissTargets]

I have seen many trap houses, that have been shot.
Keeping a gun pointing down range is so important.
Many trapshooters use release triggers, and those are usually the cause.

[ninenot]

...and Bobby Knight managed to seriously wound his hunting buddy in Northern Wisconsin.

Thus, Rule # 5: Don't go hunting w/Bobby Knight behind you.