Welding gun trigger guard

A guard for a welding gun trigger forming part of a welding gun handle, the guard comprising:

• a plate pivotably mountable to the welding gun handle overlying the welding gun trigger, the plate being pivotable between a released position spaced from the welding gun trigger and an engaged position activating the welding gun trigger, the plate including an aperture therein;
• and
• a lever pivotably coupled with the plate and extending through the aperture in the plate, the lever being pivotable relative to the plate between an upright position essentially perpendicular to the plate and a flat position essentially parallel to the plate, wherein the lever is biased toward the upright position via a biasing member, and wherein in the upright position, the lever is engageable with the handle to prevent the plate from engaging the welding gun trigger.