➡ The gun safety group, Everytown, is pressuring Ruger to stop selling or change the design of its RXM pistol, claiming it can be easily modified to fire automatically. This follows Glock’s decision to redesign its pistols due to similar pressure. The group argues that the manufacturers should be held responsible for making it easier to convert semi-automatic guns into automatic ones. This could lead to product shortages, legal battles, and potentially limit consumer choice.
➡ The article discusses three possible responses to criticism of the RXM’s design: defending the design publicly, finding an engineering solution, or preparing a legal strategy. It encourages readers to stay informed, support legal defense groups, and engage politically to protect lawful firearm designs. The article also questions whether manufacturers should be held responsible for illegal conversions of their products, highlighting the potential consequences of such a policy.

America, we are at a major crossroads in the firearms community. Pay attention. We’ve seen this start with a lot of pushback and it’s snowballing and it’s going to get worse. When I did the video announcing Glock was discontinuing everything that wasn’t one of their slimline pistols due to the pressure of the anti-gun lobby and the threats to sue them out of existence, all because of the potential addition of an already illegal device by a criminal, I did say that any company that used a cruciform style trigger bar was in trouble. Well here we are and Ruger is the next target.

Patriots, welcome back. Jared here. This is Guns and Gadgets, your front row seat to every big legal fight, every industry shake-up, and every backroom move that threatens our Second Amendment rights. And we got a big one today. Today we’re gonna tell you all about how every town for gun safety has publicly demanded that Ruger pull its RXM pistol from the market and they did it right after Glock quietly began redesigning their own pistols under pressure. If you care about the industry, about common-sense facts, or about the Second Amendment, you’re gonna want to hear this.

I’ll tell you what every town is demanding and why. I’ll explain the technical issue at the heart of the fight, the so-called cruciform trigger bar, and the conversion devices known as Glock switches. Then I’ll walk you through the legal and political pressure campaign that’s been used against Glock and now it looks like it’s aimed at Ruger and others will follow and what that could mean for gun owners, gun retailers, and more importantly manufacturers and the rest of the firearms industry. And finally I’ll give you the bottom line, what Ruger should do, what rights what rights groups are likely to do next, and what you can do if you think this is wrong.

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Why? Well Everytown says the RXM’s internal trigger geometry is similar to the architecture targeted in recent lawsuits and legislation, and therefore Everytown claims it can be easily modified with inexpensive conversion devices to fire fully automatic. That request comes hot on the heels of Glock’s announcement that it would redesign its pistols and come up with this new V version amid multiple lawsuits and at least one state law aimed at their trigger design. Let’s pause and unpack that. Everytown is not just calling out Glock, they’re signaling that they will attempt the same pressure campaign against any other manufacturer that uses a similar internal layout.

Translation? Companies who make knockoffs or Glock style designs could be next. That’s a strategic play here. Use litigation and legislation to force design changes or effectively remove entire product lines from the market. Now the technical core. I’ll keep this simple and practical because the details matter here. There’s a component inside many modern striker fired pistols called the trigger bar, and in Glock style designs everybody who’s been through a Glock armors class or anybody that’s actually taken the slide off of the lower, you can look right in there. You all know what I’m talking about.

In Glock style designs, the trigger bar has a particular cross-shaped profile called the cruciform trigger bar, which anti-gun groups say can be interrupted by small illegal aftermarket devices commonly called switches or auto seers so that the pistol cycles as a machine gun. Now videos and social media posts have shown devices installed on pistols that look like glocks, and according to every town, similar content exists showing the Ruger RXM modified the same way. Those are criminals. It’s not Ruger’s fault. The legality is already clear. Installing any device that turns a semi-automatic into a full automatic without the proper federal licensing is criminal, but every town’s legal theory is different.

They argue the manufacturer’s design makes that illegal act easier, and therefore manufacturers should be held responsible. Two important facts to follow from that explanation. Number one, the mere presence of online videos does not change the statute. Conversion devices are already illegal today. Number two, the practical prevalence of conversions in crime scenes is rising per ATF reports, which every town cites to argue the design problem is real. Whether the design actually causes more conversions or whether the correlation is due to overall popularity of certain pistols is a key dispute, and Ruger’s RXM was introduced in December of 2024, and every town says that it mimics glocks design enough to be susceptible, and Ruger hasn’t publicly responded yet at the time of me recording this, so I don’t really have anything for you as far as what they’re saying about this.

So what legal levers are being used? There are three paths that anti-gun groups and sympathetic state governors are pushing here. Number one, state legislation. California, for example, recently passed the Glock ban, a law aimed at banning guns with cruciform trigger bars, and the governor signed it as a public safety measure, and that law creates a new regulatory framework demanding design changes. It’s an illegal gun ban of firearms that are in common use today as well, but we know that. Number two, lawsuits against manufacturers. Groups like every town have pushed lawsuits alleging design defects and seeking to make manufacturers liable for criminal misuse of conversion devices.

Number three, public pressure campaigns. By publicizing the issue and claiming a victory when a manufacturer changes course, every successful pressure point creates precedent that can be used to edge other companies into redesign or withdrawal. You combine those three and you get a strategy. Litigate, legislate, and leverage public relations until the cost of selling the product exceeds the profit, and that appears to be what’s happening with Glock, and now, by targeting Ruger’s RXM, every town is signaling they’ll push the tactic industry-wide. Now let’s talk the consequences here, both practical and constitutional.

Practical first. If manufacturers preemptively pull models or redesign them to satisfy state laws or avoid lawsuits, you’ll see product shortages, model retirements, and a push towards proprietary designs, possibly at the expense of consumer choice after market support and interoperability. Everything takes a Glock mag. Figure that. Everybody loves guns that take Glock mags. That could be gone. You’ll also see legal battles that could take years to resolve and leave consumers in limbo over ownership, accessories, and or transfers as well. Constitutional. Let’s talk about that now. Second here. Gun rights groups argue this approach is an indirect ban on arms that are in common use, and that’s exactly the Heller’s line, the Heller line of defense.

If a court accepts the theory that a design makes conversion easier and therefore the firearm is defective per se, you’re looking at a legal doctrine that could be used to chip away at whole categories of commonly owned handguns, and that’s why the industry and gun rights organizations are pushing back hard in the courts here. Now, what should Ruger do? Just my humble opinion, not that they need it or want it. There are three sensible options. Number one is push back publicly and defend the RXM’s design. We all wish Glock would have done that.

Make the factual case. Conversions are already illegal. Social media videos are not evidence of mass criminality tied to our product design, and the RXM complies with federal law. That’s a good start. Number two, engage technically. If there’s a genuine engineering fix that doesn’t undermine functionality and that reduces the risk of illegal conversion, present a timeline and the technical explanation, but don’t cave to vague public pressure without complete transparency. And number three, prepare a legal strategy. Anticipate litigation and coordinate with industry groups like NSSF to defend against novel liability theories that threaten broad classes of firearms, because Ruger isn’t the only company that has a cruciform style trigger bar.

Right away, we’re all saying the names in our heads, and because I know anti-gunners over at every town watch this, I’m not doing the work for them. Whatever Ruger chooses, the company’s decision will establish a playbook for other manufacturers. If they pull the RXM, every town will claim a victory and aim at the next target. And if they stand firm, every town may escalate to lawsuits or legislative campaigns focused on the RXM specifically. Either way, this is a pivotal moment. Now, the part you came here for. What can you do as a viewer and a gun owner to help this? Well, number one is stay informed.

Follow reputable reporting. Don’t rely solely on social clips. The narrative will be fun both ways. Connect with Ruger directly. If you disagree with every town’s demand, tell Ruger that you support lawful commerce and oppose liability theories that will punish manufacturers for criminal actions. I’ll link Ruger’s contact page in the description and in the pinned comment so you can reach out and tell them that you support them. You can support legal defense groups. Organizations that defend the Second Amendment need resources to fight long expensive lawsuits. Consider supporting them if you want a legal backstop.

Then you can engage politically. Talk to your state legislators. Talk to your U.S. congressmen and women and your senators about balanced solutions that target criminals and the devices they use to commit crimes, not lawful firearm designs and manufacturers used by millions of Americans. But that’s common sense, the real common sense. A quick reality check here. The illegal conversion devices are already unlawful. Converting a semi-automatic firearm is also already illegal unless you have the proper license to do so. Possession of an unregistered machine gun is already illegal. Maybe if we make it quadruply illegal things will change.

Criminals will never be criminals again. Hogwash. The policy debate is over whether manufacturers should be held civilly liable for what criminals do with those devices. That’s a big legal hook with huge downstream consequences and it’s why the fight is worth our attention. That is exactly what the PLCAA, the Protection of Lawful Commerce and Arms Act, protects. This story is evolving fast. Every town just sent the letter yesterday and as of right now Ruger has not replied publicly, who knows they might not, and the industry response will shape the next market moves.

If you want timely updates, hit the subscribe button, ring the bell, and join this growing freedom family. I’ll break down Ruger’s reply if we get one and any legal filings as well and I’ll tell you about the political fallout as it unfolds. If you found this information helpful, smash the like button and share it with other patriots and drop your thoughts in the comments below. Let me know, do you think manufacturers should be held responsible for illegal conversions or is that a slippery slope towards indirect bans? Until next time, stay informed, stay armed with facts, and most importantly stay free America.

There’s a big push to take away our freedoms, the ones that will take away our liberty, and it’s on us to make sure that never happens. I’ll see you all in the next one. God bless you. Take care. [tr:trw].

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