Gustavo Pallicca (Turin, 4 January 1936) is an Italian writer and former athtletics starter.
When electronic timing is used, a sensor is often affixed to the gun, which sends an electronic signal to the timing system upon firing.
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In the United Kingdom blank-firing pistols must be brightly coloured to comply with the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, so that they do not look like real weapons and cannot be used for intimidation.
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With security after the September 11 attacks on the US becoming prevalent, causing issues with starting pistols, a trend developed to use electronic starting systems that do not use pistols, but use obviously toy weapons that are wired to the timing system.
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