Citation

Kosachevsky P, Siso R. AFTE J. 2014; 46(1): 76-79.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners)

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Abstract

Firearms manufacturers around the world put a huge emphasis on the safety mechanisms of the firearms they produce, making the safety of their use a prime concern. These safeties are in the forms of disconnectors - preventing more than one discharge per trigger pull, to more sophisticated mechanisms such as: half-cock hammer positions, magazine and manual safeties, locking of firing pin, de-cocking modes for the firing pin/hammer assembly and grip mechanisms. We will show in this article certain ways in which specific safety mechanisms can be circumvented with possible disastrous results.

Language: en