US Patent 11946711 Fire control assembly for a semi-automatic rifle

A fire control assembly and a method are disclosed. The fire control assembly contains a pivotable shaft containing a first end and a second end, and a first selector member removably coupled with the first end of the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is movable between a first position relative to the pivotable shaft and a second position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to rotate the pivotable shaft from a safe position to a firing position and back to the safe position when the first selector member is in the first position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to prevent the pivotable shaft from rotating into the firing position when the first selector member is in the second position relative to the pivotable shaft.