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  2. Gun and personal safes got recalled. One of the problems let ...

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    How many reports of the problem: Machir knows about 15 times the safes were “opened by unauthorized users when the biometric lock failed to secure the safe.” Machir Biometric Personal Safe U.S ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Safety (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Safety (firearms) Close-up shot of a safety of an M16A2 rifle. In firearms, a safety or safety catch is a mechanism used to help prevent the accidental discharge of a firearm, helping to ensure safer handling. Safeties can generally be divided into subtypes such as internal safeties (which typically do not receive input from the user) and ...

  5. Gun safe - Wikipedia

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    An example (open and closed) of a typical gun safe. A gun safe is a safe designed for storing one or more firearms and/or ammunitions.Gun safes are primarily used to prevent access by unauthorized or unqualified persons (such as children), for burglary protection and, in more capable safes, to protect the contents from damage by flood, fire or other natural disasters.

  6. Wheellock - Wikipedia

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    A wheellock pistol or puffer, Augsburg, c. 1580. A wheellock, wheel-lock, or wheel lock is a friction-wheel mechanism which creates a spark that causes a firearm to fire. It was the next major development in firearms technology after the matchlock and the first self-igniting firearm. Its name is from its rotating steel wheel to provide ignition.

  7. Michigan to offer free gun locks to help owners comply with ...

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    Details about Michigan's new free gun lock program are to be announced at 11 a.m. Friday at the MDHHS Greydale Office, 27260 Plymouth Road, in Redford Township. Free cable gun locks will be ...

  8. Firearm malfunction - Wikipedia

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    Rim lock is where the rim of the shell casing gets caught on the extractor groove of the casing underneath it. It is a common issue for calibers with large rims, such as 7.62×54mmR , or guns that have been rechambered for cartridges shorter than intended without replacing the original magazine with one that compensates for the shorter round.

  9. Unlocking solutions to gun violence: How gun locks could help ...

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    As incidents of gun deaths rise across the county, officials looking for potential solutions to curb rising gunshot deaths are turning to gun locks. Unlocking solutions to gun violence: How gun ...