Target shooting is one of the safest recreational activities available to youth and families today and are getting safer all the time. According to the 2005-2006 National Safety Council 'Injury Facts' report, firearms were involved in less than 1% of all accidental fatalities. For comparison, the same study showed that motor vehicles were the cause of 43% of all accidental fatalities. This figure accounts for all accidental shootings involving firearms and does not accurately address the much safer track record of the target shooting sports.

In a study done using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, the safety record of archery was compared to other common sports in schools. These data indicate that archery is one of the safest sports with and injury rate of less than one incident per 1,000 participants. Other youth activities like golf, soccer, basketball and baseball have an injury rate from 2 to 25 times that of archery.

The impeccable safety record of the shooting sports is largely due to the safety rules and procedures that are followed and adhered to by participants of these sports. Below are some safety rules and guidelines for some of the target shooting sports.

Range Safety for Skeet Shooting (*.pdf file)
Range Safety for Sporting Clays (*.pdf file)
Range Safety for Trap Shooting (*.pdf file)
Is Archery a Safe Sport? YES! (*.pdf file)