Welcome to the forum !As said by sandgroperbill... Make safety your first priority, at all times..
Always point firearms in a safe direction, the prevailing circumstances will dictate where that is. That way if for any reason you had an unintended discharge, the projectile would be much less likely to cause harm..
When I was involved in firearms training, I used to tell students to visualise a laser beam coming out of the barrel at all times and anything it touches would be in harms way ( The idea was to make them muzzle conscious and keep their mind focused on where it was pointing at all times ).. Also remember to identify your target and consider what is beyond it, resolve absolutely all doubt that it would be safe to fire or simply do not do so..
If you end up getting into hunting then you need to make sure that you manage the excitement that you will experience when an opportunity to take a shot presents itself..! You will always get another opportunity to fire at a safe target..!
Be trigger conscious ( sights on "properly identified safe" target finger on trigger, sights of target finger off trigger )...
Just a few things to consider..
Be Safe and Happy Shooting
Jeff