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  • n  the action that ignites the charge in a firearm
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  • Missoula Student Disciplined, Made ‘Gun’ in Welding Class
    MISSOULA — A student at Hellgate High School in Missoula was disciplined after being spotted across the street with a non-operational replica of a sniper rifle he made in welding class. School resource officer Jim Johnson tells the Missoulian it was a metal gun and didn't have a firing mechanism, but it looked real from a distance.
    June 7, 2013 - Flathead Beacon

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