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2. Shooting sports - Wikipedia

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   Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms ( firearms and airguns, in forms such as handguns, [1] rifles [2] and shotguns [3]) and bows / crossbows. [4] [5]

3. South African Shooting Sport Confederation - Wikipedia

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   Dave Wilson. Official website. www .sassf .co .za. South African Shooting Sport Confederation (SASSCo) formerly known as South African Shooting Sport Federation (SASSF) is the governing body for shooting sports in South Africa . SASSCo is the highest body responsible for the development and promotion of target shooting sports in South Africa.

4. Gun safety - Wikipedia

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   A Glock 19 disarmed and secured for transport (or storage) with a cable lock through its receiver Firearm handling safety poster. Gun safety is the study and practice of using, transporting, storing and disposing of firearms and ammunition, including the training of gun users, the design of weapons, and formal and informal regulation of gun production, distribution, and usage, for the purpose ...

5. Rail integration system - Wikipedia

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   A rail integration system ( RIS; also called a rail accessory system ( RAS ), rail interface system, rail system, mount, base, gun rail, or simply a rail [1]) is a generic term for a standardized system for attaching accessories to firearms. Rail systems are straight mounting brackets (usually made of strips of metal or polymer) on the gun's ...

6. Trigger (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   Function. Firearms use triggers to initiate the firing of a cartridge seated within the gun barrel chamber.This is accomplished by actuating a striking device through a combination of mainspring (which stores elastic energy), a trap mechanism that can hold the spring under tension, an intermediate mechanism to transmit the kinetic energy from the spring releasing, and a firing pin to ...

7. Firearms regulation in South Africa - Wikipedia

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   In South Africa, the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 regulates the possession of firearms by civilians. Possession of a firearm is conditional on a competency test and several other factors, including background checking of the applicant, inspection of an owner's premises, and licensing of the weapon by the police introduced in July 2004.