Editing Trigger guard (section)

{{Short description|Firearm part surrounding the trigger to hinder accidental discharge}}
[[Image:Caroline-pontet-p1000527.jpg|thumb|Trigger guard of a [[SG 550]] rifle]]
A '''trigger guard''' is a protective loop surrounding the [[trigger (firearms)|trigger]] of a [[firearm]] designed to prevent unwanted contact with the trigger, which may cause an [[accidental discharge]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Brown |first=Edmund G. |author-link =Jerry Brown |title =Handgun Safety Certificate |publisher =[[California Department of Justice]] |date =2009 |location =[[West Sacramento, California]] |page =52 }}</ref> Other devices that use a trigger-like [[actuator]] mechanism, such as [[inhaler]]s, [[crossbow]]s and [[power tool]]s, may also have trigger guards.

On [[rifle]]s with a [[bottom metal]], the trigger guard is often incorporated as part of the bottom metal.