Thoughts on replacing your OEM trigger with an upgrade on your EDC. Does this increase your liabiliry?

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What is USCCA position on this topic?

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Call 1-800-674-9779 and ask, this is just a forum.

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EDC might get sights only. No legal issues. I didn’t design it.

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Good question. My personal opinion is I would only replace an OEM trigger with a an OEM trigger.

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Good evening, Ron165, we’re glad that you’ve chosen to join us and truly hope that you enjoy your time online with us.

Take care & be well

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Or just buy a Ruger .460😀

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This

And this

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I have my adoption papers ready for your signature, I can drive down to you so there is no inconvenience :rofl:

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What does the replacement do for you? If it improves your accuracy I would submit that your liability exposure would be considerably less than the liability for a miss. On mine, I swapped a rounded for a flat, which I prefer. I also made a change on the connector, which really made no real difference on pull wt. though it did improve the smoothness and improved the the way it hit and passed through the proverbial wall. It improved consistency and made the perceived pull wt. less when in reality it’s still quite close to factory. I refuse to let these arguments enter into the mix of what or what we cannot do. Today they argue triggers, they’ve already attacked magazines, next your choice of sights and next the holster you choose. Buy the gun, keep it legal where you live, and enjoy! Keep the old parts just in case.

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You see clearly my friend.

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So did you remove the transfer bar?

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If the EDC is used in self defense, the law will take that specific firearm and then cross check it with the oem of that firearm. Then they with examine the purposes for any variations. Extended mags so you can cause more harm, a trigger with lighter weight so it is easier to dispense death, etc. One must simply be prepared to answer these questions in court. The safest answer is that if any trigger modification occurs, keep it at the same trigger pull weight as is factory. The last part is, where you live. My state is pretty pro 2a and so I have replaced triggers usually for flat triggers while trying to stick with a close weight.

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Hello and welcome.
Do you have any links to this law?

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When it comes down to it, better to be judged by 12


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I have a link, but it’s probably not the one you’re looking for.
https://armedcitizensnetwork.org/an-attorney-reflects-on-gun-modifications

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There is a prosecutor trying to prove that a modified weapon resulted in murder and then there is no law, that I know of, making modifications illegal, unless you go full auto.
Maybe in CA, IL, and NJ

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I think the question arises when one modified a gun and it became more dangerous and a accident happens and someone gets killed because of the modification.

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Modified or not it is dangerous. It’s the person behind the gun that must be proficient with the modification.
That argument is what the anti-2A crowd uses. Guns are bad, the monkey holding it is an angel

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I lost my train of thought.

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460? Nope - I want to continue to be able to use my already damaged R. Shoulder from shooting a S&W 50cal - Owned by a Lady Cop I knew :). Yeah I am old and weak now. Except for my Mind. And “Draw”/“Present” - “That” will still be the fastest thing “Leroy the Thug” has ever seen :slight_smile: And 3 shots/sec inside a 4in circle in 1 sec., at 20ft. Hmm - When I was still a Young Kid at 60yo/17yr ago - I did 6 shots, at 20ft, 6in circle, clean, 1.9 seconds - From the Draw. Used to be called an IDPA - “Bill Drill”.
NOW ? Hmmm- pretty sure I can do it in 1.9 min :slight_smile: “Getting old aint for whimps.” :slight_smile: But still beats the alternative.

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