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1. I *never* carry a gun that I fired at the range without cleaning/inspecting/lubricating it first. My 1st NRA instructor told me to never carry a dirty gun, and since then I have always followed that advice.
2. I always use rubber gloves and safety glasses whenever cleaning guns and/or handling gun cleaning chemicals. When cleaning heavily-leaded barrels, I use a dust mask.
3. I never eat or drink anything while shooting or cleaning guns. I will use a washroom and wash hands and face with soap and cold water before eating or drinking anything during a break.

Sidebar: I've gotten nauseous and lightheaded from Hoppe's #9 when cleaning guns indoors, so now I only clean them outdoors. Now I have to worry about wind gusts pushing over open containers of cleaning fluid and blowing away my cleaning patches.