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  2. Safety (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    An alternative are striker-fired or "safe action" type firearms which have a consistent trigger pull requiring force greater than required by a single-action design, but lighter than needed for a double-action trigger. Many such firearms do not have an external safety or external hammer (Glock pistols and the Walther P99 and variants). In both ...

  3. Trigger (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Firearms use triggers to initiate the firing of a cartridge seated within the gun barrel chamber.This is accomplished by actuating a striking device through a combination of mainspring (which stores elastic energy), a trap mechanism that can hold the spring under tension, an intermediate mechanism to transmit the kinetic energy from the spring releasing, and a firing pin to eventually strike ...

  4. Prasugrel - Wikipedia

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    Prasugrel, sold under the brand names Effient and Efient, is a medication used to prevent formation of blood clots.It is a platelet inhibitor and an irreversible antagonist of P2Y 12 ADP receptors and is of the thienopyridine drug class.

  5. Forced reset trigger - Wikipedia

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    The preinstalled trigger of a particular firearm is replaced by the forced reset trigger's assembly. Typically, only one shot is fired per single function of the trigger. However, in the U.S., the ATF considers some forced reset triggers to be machineguns under the National Firearms Act . [ 1 ]

  6. What Bullets Do to Bodies - Highline

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    Trauma surgery is about fixing the damage the bullet causes as it rips through muscle and vessel and organ and bone. The bullet can stay in the body just fine. But the bleeding has to be contained, even if the patient is awake and screaming because a tube has just been pushed into his chest cavity through a deep incision without the aid of ...

  7. Sear (firearm) - Wikipedia

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    In a firearm, the sear is the part of the trigger mechanism that holds the hammer, striker, or bolt back until the correct amount of pressure has been applied to the trigger, at which point the hammer, striker, or bolt is released to discharge the weapon. The sear may be a separate part or can be a surface incorporated into the trigger.

  8. 120,000 gun safes recalled as U.S. warns children were able ...

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    The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled biometric gun safes made by Bulldog Cases, Awesafe, Machir and MouTec after children were able to open them. 120,000 gun safes recalled as U.S ...

  9. ‘Dangerously defective’ pistol fires even if you don’t touch ...

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    The gun, sold in the U.S., is the “most dangerous” for whoever uses it, the lawsuit states. ‘Dangerously defective’ pistol fires even if you don’t touch the trigger, lawsuit says Skip to ...