a part of a
gun (such as a handgun or rifle) designed to
help keep the weapon from accidental
firing by protecting the trigger from being bumped or snagged. It is usually in the
form of a curved piece of metal which goes around and beneath the trigger itself. I swear, you couldn't even
change the
design of a trigger guard.
-Auditing by Lists (16 Apr. 64) n. a device consisting of a semicircular
band or
loop of metal that encloses and protects the trigger of a handgun, rifle, etc., so that the
gun is not accidentally
fired. A trigger is the lever on a
gun which, when pressed by the finger, fires the weapon. A guard is a device or attachment made of wood, metal or other material that serves to protect something.
a part of a
gun (such as a handgun or rifle) designed to
help keep the weapon from accidental
firing by protecting the trigger from being bumped or snagged. It is usually in the
form of a curved piece of metal which goes around and beneath the trigger itself.