Health Journalism Glossary

Bullet button

  • Firearm Violence

A device to disqualify a gun as an assault rifle by removing one of the six “evil features” of the Assault Weapon Ban (AWB) 1994-2004 (See Evil Features), the detachable magazine.  The definition of a detachable magazine is one that can be inserted and removed by hand.  The bullet button is a device that must be engaged to insert the magazine that cannot be operated by hand.  It requires a simple tool such as a bullet to depress.  While satisfying the requirements of the AWB, the bullet button, with its ease of use, has been regarded as a legal loophole for assault rifles, and the device is currently banned in California.


Source: UC Davis Campus Community Book Project

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