Applicants have disclosed an improved trigger assembly for firearms, and a
related method, to avoid premature firing after an unintentional trigger
pull, especially where light trigger pulls have previously been set. In
the preferred embodiment, Applicants' trigger assembly has two
non-coaxial triggers: a slotted primary trigger and a secondary trigger
which can pivot into the slot. During an intentional trigger pull, the
shooter's finger initially pushes against the secondary trigger until it
pivots and nestles within the primary trigger's slot. Continued pulling
on both the secondary and primary triggers causes a sear to fall off the
primary trigger and the firearm to discharge. In an unintentional trigger
pull, where the secondary trigger is not pulled back enough to nestle
within the primary trigger's slot, a protrusion on the secondary trigger
blocks the sear from falling, thereby avoiding discharge.