Assertion: trigger | /r/CapableOf | release the hammer
Facets:
value: to fire
type: PURPOSE
value: on a firearm
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: A trigger (from the Dutch trekken, meaning to pull) is a lever which, when pulled by the finger, releases the hammer on a firearm.
text: The trigger serves the function of completing the cocking cycle and then releasing the striker or hammer.
text: To begin each firing sequence, the hammer had to be cocked because in these firearms the trigger only does a single action only – in this case, releasing the hammer to fire.