Gun safes, trigger locks and separate ammo storage can reduce, but not eliminate, that increased risk.

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But Hickok knew better than to try to pull the trigger on a man whose gun was already drawn.

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At the inquest, the firearms expert who had examined the twelve-gauge Mossberg testified that it normally takes five pounds of pressure on the trigger in order to fire the gun.

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Who really believed that Field dropped his gun, and that the trigger could slam an armchair with sufficient force to explode a cartridge?

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Trigger control software could be relaxed when the gun is at home or in a car, while other safety features stay on to prevent accidental discharges.

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To trigger a melee attack, we simply moved the gun's end towards the screen as if we were bashing an opponent.

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They offered no willingness to consider any of the proposals offered this week to amend gun laws including limiting access to assault weapons, requiring universal background checks, limiting sales at gun shows and increasing the use of trigger locks.

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What the gun owner claims as self-defense often looks, on closer examination, more like trigger-happy recklessness.

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