Ask any gun shop owner, making a decision to buy a guy, should be just that- a decision, with a lot of thought and time going into it.
"I think it's very dangerous for someone to purchase a hand gun and some ammunition and take that hand gun home and load it and put it in the night stand drawer and just forget about it and feel protected. I think that's very, very dangerous," says Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy, Danny Hallmark.
Buying a gun for the first time is the focus of this special report. We look at what the first time buyer needs to know to protect themselves and those around them.