Really called a hair trigger. It's a modification made to a gun which makes it respond to very little pressure on the trigger. Allows for faster firing.
If you get a semi-auto chopper, you better put a hairpin trigger on it.
When someone is down and out and appears to be about to commit suicide. The act is often completed by using a long gun pointed at the soon to be departed's head and using one of their toes to depress the trigger while their hands support the firearm's intended aiming position.
Friend one: Joe has been real fucked up since Jill dumped him.
Friend two: Yeah, it won't be long and he'll have his Toe on the Trigger.