RUSSELL PHAGAN

Russell Phagan is an executive at the firearms manufacturing company Kinetic Energy Arms LLC, which does business as KE Arms. The private company is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and was founded around 2013. Phagan has been described as the company's Sales & Marketing Director and Vice President. KE Arms is an operating company that applies manufacturing experience from the automotive, aerospace, and semiconductor industries to firearms production. The company does not publish its employee count or revenue figures.

KE Arms is a licensed firearms manufacturer (Type 07 FFL) that produces complete firearms and components. Its product lines include parts for AR15 and AR10 rifles, pistol caliber carbines, pistols, and shotguns. The company is particularly known for its KP-15 monolithic polymer AR-15 lower receiver, which integrates the buttstock, buffer tube, and pistol grip into a single polymer unit. This product was developed for the "What Would Stoner Do" (WWSD) rifle project in collaboration with Brownells and InRangeTV. KE Arms also manufactures aluminum receivers, triggers, and other firearm accessories.

The provided litigation data shows Russell Phagan as a defendant in one case in the Arizona District Court. This posture is consistent with an individual associated with an operating company defending against a lawsuit. Phagan and KE Arms were sued by GWACS Armory in a dispute over the intellectual property related to the KP-15 polymer receiver.

The notable case involving Phagan is GWACS Armory v. KE Arms, LLC, Russell Phagan, et al. The plaintiff alleged that KE Arms' KP-15 receiver was improperly derived from the design of an earlier polymer receiver, the CAV-15, whose assets GWACS had acquired. Phagan had previously been involved with the company that developed the CAV-15 and later sold its tooling and molds to GWACS. In February 2023, a judge dismissed the claims against Phagan personally, along with other defendants, although some claims against KE Arms remained at that time.