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\nHollywood has done an excellent job putting that idea into our minds, with countless comedic and tragic scenes involving dropped firearms and unfortunate trajectories. This has given rise to the idea that a dropped gun can go off, but in...\nHollywood has done an excellent job putting that idea into our minds, with countless comedic and tragic scenes involving dropped firearms and unfortunate trajectories. This has given rise to the idea that a dropped gun can go off, but in truth, there is quite a bit more to the story. The vast majority of modern handguns come with this safety feature, which isolates the firing pin inside the gun, not allowing it to slam into the primer, and thus preventing accidental discharges, even if the gun is dropped. In fact, to ensure that guns weren’t being made with this inherent risk, the Gun Control Act of 1968 made drop-safety tests mandatory for gun manufacturers.\n
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gun safety, safety, design, guns, fire
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