When a shotgun fires, a sequence of events takes places? after the hunter pulls the trigger, what is the next event in the sequence

Below are the choices:

Expanding gas drives the bullet through the barrel.
Gunpowder burns and converts to a gas.
The trigger is pulled.
The primer explodes and sparks the gunpowder.

The answer is "The primer explodes and sparks the gunpowder."

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