California Firearm Safety Certificate Practice Test

What is the term for the pictured safety device on firearms?

1. Trigger Lock

2. Grip Safety

3. Manual Safety

4. Firing Pin Block

The correct answer is: Grip Safety

The term for the pictured safety device on firearms is a grip safety. This is a mechanism that prevents accidental discharge of the firearm by requiring a firm grip on the handle or grip of the firearm before the trigger can be pulled. Option A, a trigger lock, is a physical device that is separate from the firearm and can only be applied when the gun is not in use. Option C, a manual safety, is a mechanism that must be manually engaged or disengaged, whereas a grip safety is automatically engaged when the firearm is gripped. Option D, a firing pin block, is a mechanism that prevents the firing pin from moving forward to strike the primer unless the trigger is pulled, whereas a grip safety prevents the actual trigger from being pulled.