Thread: Downwards or Safest Direction

I've just done my renewal. The "safest direction" was the only possible sensible answer when I trawled through the little book that is supplied with the application materials. It quotes the exact words, so that to me is obviously the answer that is being sought.

Some people chamber check their rounds for reloads, magazine checks, etc. After all, firearm shooting in NZ isn't limited to just hunters, or at a range under RO instruction.

It's perfectly legal to load a firearm at home, it's just that stupid things happen to stupid people, so the idea is to educate people from the very beginning and think safe.