Partisan Triggers Scores Major Victory In Patent Dispute Against Rare Breed Triggers

February 16, 2026
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In a courtroom smackdown that's got the 2A world buzzing, a federal judge in Wyoming just handed Partisan Triggers a resounding win by denying Rare Breed Triggers' bid for a temporary restraining order. This means Partisan can keep cranking out its innovative Disruptor trigger—a forced-reset design that's been turning heads for its blistering fire rates—while the patent infringement lawsuit plays out. Rare Breed, no stranger to legal fireworks themselves after their FRT-15 battles with the ATF, accused Partisan of ripping off their tech, but Judge Scott W. Skavdahl wasn't buying the urgency for an immediate shutdown. It's a classic David-vs-Goliath vibe in the trigger wars, where innovation clashes with intellectual property claims, and for now, the disruptors get to keep disrupting. Digging deeper, this ruling underscores a critical tension in the firearms industry: how patent battles could stifle the rapid evolution of 2A tech amid relentless federal scrutiny. Rare Breed's FRT-15 was reclassified as a machine gun by the ATF in 2021, sparking lawsuits and a thriving black market workaround culture, but their pivot to litigation against competitors like Partisan smells like a strategy to protect market share in a niche that's exploding with copycats. Partisan's Disruptor, with its mechanical resets that skirt machine gun definitions (for now), represents the next wave of semi-auto speed demons—think binary triggers on steroids. The judge's denial signals that courts aren't rubber-stamping TROs just because a patent holder cries foul; they want real evidence of irreparable harm, not just sour grapes. This buys Partisan time to scale production, potentially flooding the market with affordable high-rate options before the ATF's next regulatory haymaker. For the 2A community, the implications are electric: more competition means better prices, faster innovation, and a bulwark against bureaucratic overreach. If Partisan prevails or settles favorably, it could embolden a flurry of similar triggers, democratizing rapid-fire capability without crossing into NFA territory. But watch for appeals—Rare Breed isn't folding, and this could escalate to the Fed Circuit, testing how far patent law bends around Second Amendment tech. Gun owners, stock up on Disruptors while you can; this victory isn't just about one trigger, it's a shot across the bow for free-market firearms freedom. Stay vigilant, patriots—the trigger pull just got a whole lot more interesting.

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In a courtroom smackdown that’s got the 2A world buzzing, a federal judge in Wyoming just handed Partisan Triggers a resounding win by denying Rare Breed Triggers’ bid for a temporary restraining order. This means Partisan can keep cranking out its innovative Disruptor trigger—a forced-reset design that’s been turning heads for its blistering fire rates—while the patent infringement lawsuit plays out. Rare Breed, no stranger to legal fireworks themselves after their FRT-15 battles with the ATF, accused Partisan of ripping off their tech, but Judge Scott W. Skavdahl wasn’t buying the urgency for an immediate shutdown. It’s a classic David-vs-Goliath vibe in the trigger wars, where innovation clashes with intellectual property claims, and for now, the disruptors get to keep disrupting.

Digging deeper, this ruling underscores a critical tension in the firearms industry: how patent battles could stifle the rapid evolution of 2A tech amid relentless federal scrutiny. Rare Breed’s FRT-15 was reclassified as a machine gun by the ATF in 2021, sparking lawsuits and a thriving black market workaround culture, but their pivot to litigation against competitors like Partisan smells like a strategy to protect market share in a niche that’s exploding with copycats. Partisan’s Disruptor, with its mechanical resets that skirt machine gun definitions (for now), represents the next wave of semi-auto speed demons—think binary triggers on steroids. The judge’s denial signals that courts aren’t rubber-stamping TROs just because a patent holder cries foul; they want real evidence of irreparable harm, not just sour grapes. This buys Partisan time to scale production, potentially flooding the market with affordable high-rate options before the ATF’s next regulatory haymaker.

For the 2A community, the implications are electric: more competition means better prices, faster innovation, and a bulwark against bureaucratic overreach. If Partisan prevails or settles favorably, it could embolden a flurry of similar triggers, democratizing rapid-fire capability without crossing into NFA territory. But watch for appeals—Rare Breed isn’t folding, and this could escalate to the Fed Circuit, testing how far patent law bends around Second Amendment tech. Gun owners, stock up on Disruptors while you can; this victory isn’t just about one trigger, it’s a shot across the bow for free-market firearms freedom. Stay vigilant, patriots—the trigger pull just got a whole lot more interesting.

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