I am willing to bet that Remington would be more than happy to replace or repair your trigger / safety assembly free of charge if you contact them. I know they would rather fix the problem then go to court. Personally if you do not have experience with trigger work and especially work with safety mechanisms I would not attempt the do it yourselfer on this one, especially since it is a youth rifle. The only comment I have about the safety issue for Tplay103: while I can't condone using a rifle with an safety issues I will say excellent job keeping the rifle pointed in a safe direction, you have just made a positive impression on your son that will last a lifetime.