[Pendragon]

My boss told me he wants to go shooting - he has never shot a gun before.

Several other people at work have said the same thing.

Does anyone know of any sites that have really basic info for beginners - telling them what to expect, how to be safe, the basics on marksmanship and good practices, etc?

This would be a good primer to give to people before taking them out.

Does the NRA have anything like this? Something nice and gentle, no paranoia from either camp.

Thanks

[Cliff]

Pendragon,

http://www.popguns.com/basic_firearm_safety_rules.htm

http://www.mcsm.org/safety.html

http://industrialgothic.com/safety/firearmsafety.html

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Dreyer_infonet/safety.htm


Hope this helps
Cliff

[Croyance]

IIRC, the major firearms manufacturers have the basic safety rules on their websites. Beretta and Ruger do.
It is also a good way to trick somebody into seeing a bunch of stuff they might want to try out and buy.

[justice4all]

Also check out www.ihea.com

It's a hunter education site, and thoroughly discusses basic safety rules, but IMO goes too far, such as "never have a loaded gun in the house" stuff that is great for 12 year old kids just learning, but not necessarily the best advice for adults.