Trigger assembly for a firearm

A trigger assembly for a firearm having a reciprocating action element movable between a rear recoil position and a forward battery position, the trigger assembly comprising:

• a frame;
• a trigger element pivotally connected to the frame and having a trigger lever operable for movement between a forward released position and a rearward actuated position;
• a hammer pivotally connected to the frame and movable between a cocked position and a striking position;
• a shroud element shrouding the trigger lever and pivotally connected to the frame having a shroud lever operable for movement between a forward disabling position in which a user's finger cannot move the trigger lever when pulling the shroud lever and a rearward enabling position in which the user's finger also moves the trigger lever when pulling the shroud lever;
• a link pivotally connected to the frame and having a first portion operably interfacing the reciprocating action element and a second portion operably interfacing the shroud element;
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• the link being operable when the reciprocating action element moves from the rear recoil position to the forward battery position to motivate the shroud element from the rearward enabling position to the forward disabling position.