Category
page 1Firearm safety
safety
feature on firearms used to prevent accidental discharge
trigger guard
firearm part surrounding the trigger to hinder accidental discharge
Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives
organization
gun safety
study and practice of safe operation of firearms
unintentional discharge
event of a firearm discharging at a time not intended by the user
firearm malfunction
different types of failures of a firearm to operate as intended
gun safe
secure storage container for firearms
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
organization
bullet trap
a fixture, pile of sand or similar on a shooting range to stop projectiles after they have penetrated the target
half-cock
thumb|Colt Single Action Army hammer at half cock
Half-cock is when the position of the hammer of a firearm is partially—but not completely—cocked. Many firearms, particularly older firearms, had a notch cut into the hammer allowing half-cock, as this position would neither allow the gun to fire nor permit the hammer-mounted firing pin to rest on a live percussion cap or cartridge. The purpose of the half-cock position has variously been used either for loading a firearm, as a quasi-safety mechanism, or for both reasons. The still commonly used English expression of "going off half-cocked" der