California Firearm Safety Certificate Practice Test

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Study for the California Firearm Safety Certificate Test. Prepare with our multiple-choice questions and hints, and get ready to pass your exam!

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You can safely assume your semiautomatic firearm is unloaded when its magazine has been removed.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Only if the safety is on

  4. Only if the chamber is open

The correct answer is: False

This statement is incorrect because there is still a possibility that there may be a round in the chamber even if the magazine has been removed. Therefore, you should always check and confirm that the chamber is empty by visually inspecting and physically touching it before assuming that the firearm is unloaded. Additionally, the safety being on or off does not guarantee that the firearm is unloaded.