ATF Open Letter to all FFL's -- Forced Reset Triggers

[warrlac]

I just received this today. Looks like they have come down against companies like Rare Breed Triggers and are warning about violations...

March 24, 2022

Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees
US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recently examined devices commonly known as “forced reset triggers” (FRTs) and has determined that some of them are “firearms” and “machineguns” as defined in the National Firearms Act (NFA), and “machineguns” as defined in the Gun Control Act (GCA).

These particular FRTs are being marketed as replacement triggers for AR-type firearms. Unlike traditional triggers and binary triggers (sometimes referred to generally as “FRTs”), the subject FRTs do not require shooters to pull and then subsequently release the trigger to fire a second shot. Instead, these FRTs utilize the firing cycle to eliminate the need for the shooter to release the trigger before a second shot is fired. By contrast, some after-market triggers have similar components but also incorporate a disconnector or similar feature to ensure that the trigger must be released before a second shot may be fired and may not be machineguns.

Both the NFA and GCA regulate machineguns. “Machinegun” is defined under 26 U.S.C. § 5845(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(23) as—

Any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. The term shall also include the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a machinegun, and any combination of parts from which a machinegun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person. (Emphasis added.)

ATF’s examination found that some FRT devices allow a firearm to automatically expel more than one shot with a single, continuous pull of the trigger. For this reason, ATF has concluded that FRTs that function in this way are a combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting a weapon into a machinegun, and hence, ATF has classified these devices as a “machinegun” as defined by the NFA and GCA.

Accordingly, ATF’s position is that any FRT that allows a firearm to automatically expel more than one shot with a single, continuous pull of the trigger is a “machinegun”, and is accordingly subject to the GCA prohibitions regarding the possession, transfer, and transport of machineguns under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(o) and 922(a)(4). They are also subject to registration, transfer, taxation, and possession restrictions under the NFA. See 26 U.S.C. §§ 5841, 5861; 27 CFR 479.101.

Under 26 U.S.C. § 5871, any person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of the NFA may be fined up to $10,000 per violation and is subject to imprisonment for a term of up to ten years. Further, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 5872, any machinegun possessed or transferred in violation of the NFA is subject to seizure and forfeiture. Under 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2), any person who violates § 922(o) may be sent to prison for up to 10 years and fined up to $250,000 per person or $500,000 per organization.

Based on ATF’s determination that the FRTs that function as described above are “machineguns” under the NFA and GCA, ATF intends to take appropriate remedial action with respect to sellers and possessors of these devices. Current possessors of these devices are encouraged to contact ATF for further guidance on how they may divest possession. If you are uncertain whether the device you possess is a machinegun as defined by the GCA and NFA, please contact your local ATF Field Office. You may consult the local ATF Office’s webpage for office contact information.

Alphonso Hughes
Assistant Director
Enforcement Programs and Services

George Lauder
Assistant Director
Field Operations

[Holland&Holland]

Infringers be infringing. When are we going to attack the NFA head on?

[Grayskies]

ATF Makes Up "Law" Saying FRT Triggers Are Machine Guns

Length (7:46) https://youtu.be/V4Fo1UXrsCA

[xd ED]

Infringers be infringing. When are we going to attack the NFA head on?

I could see the 'Hearing Protection Act' knocking out one of the legs of the NFA, and who knows, maybe some day enough people will ask why a 16" scattergun barrel, or 15" rifle barrel is a unique mortal danger, but to most people, I fear full auto will always be viewed with the same logic, reasoning, and composure given to things like pit bulls, rattlesnakes, and china viruses.

[Holland&Holland]

Infringers be infringing. When are we going to attack the NFA head on?

I could see the 'Hearing Protection Act' knocking out one of the legs of the NFA, and who knows, maybe some day enough people will ask why a 16" scattergun barrel, or 15" rifle barrel is a unique mortal danger, but to most people, I fear full auto will always be viewed with the same logic, reasoning, and composure given to things like pit bulls, rattlesnakes, and china viruses.

Sure, but what we need are enough justices who understand the 2nd amendment.

[jdege]

Sure, but what we need are enough justices who understand the 2nd amendment.

What we need, more than anything, is more voters who understand.

[Rip Van Winkle]

What we need, more than anything, is more voters who understand.

[Holland&Holland]

Sure, but what we need are enough justices who understand the 2nd amendment.

What we need, more than anything, is more voters who understand.

You to realize that the more voters you gain, the more they make up right?

[xd ED]

What we need, more than anything, is more voters who understand.

You to realize that the more voters you gain, the more they make up right?

I don't have any worry about much changing locally...

Minneapolis council member wants to consider a city ‘without police’ - Alpha News.com

A member of the Minneapolis City Council is seeking to imagine what a city “without police could look like.”

Robin Wonsley Worlobah, a Democratic Socialist with a PhD in “Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies” from the University of Minnesota, tweeted on Tuesday that she intended to introduce a motion to “create proposals” on a hypothetical Minneapolis Department of Public Safety with no police officers.

[Holland&Holland]

What we need, more than anything, is more voters who understand.

You to realize that the more voters you gain, the more they make up right?

I don't have any worry about much changing locally...

Minneapolis council member wants to consider a city ‘without police’ - Alpha News.com

A member of the Minneapolis City Council is seeking to imagine what a city “without police could look like.”

Robin Wonsley Worlobah, a Democratic Socialist with a PhD in “Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies” from the University of Minnesota, tweeted on Tuesday that she intended to introduce a motion to “create proposals” on a hypothetical Minneapolis Department of Public Safety with no police officers.

Stupid is as stupid does.

[hammAR]

My grand-father always said, "be wary of people with three names."....................

[yukonjasper]

[quote="xd ED"

Minneapolis council member wants to consider a city ‘without police’ - Alpha News.com

A member of the Minneapolis City Council is seeking to imagine what a city “without police could look like.”

Robin Wonsley Worlobah, a Democratic Socialist with a PhD in “Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies” from the University of Minnesota, tweeted on Tuesday that she intended to introduce a motion to “create proposals” on a hypothetical Minneapolis Department of Public Safety with no police officers.

Stupid is as stupid does.[/quote]

They apparently don't understand that rhe conditions they are pushing to create will deliver their exact opposite consequences. I guess they haven't seen the gun sales stats from the Pandemic/"peaceful " protest period.....

[xd ED]

My grand-father always said, "be wary of people with three names."....................

Much truth in that:

Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
John Wayne Gacy
Joseph Robinette Biden

[jdege]

My grand-father always said, "be wary of people with three names."....................

Much truth in that:

Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
John Wayne Gacy
Joseph Robinette Biden

Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Lyndon Baines Johnson

[Holland&Holland]

[quote="xd ED"

Minneapolis council member wants to consider a city ‘without police’ - Alpha News.com

A member of the Minneapolis City Council is seeking to imagine what a city “without police could look like.”

Robin Wonsley Worlobah, a Democratic Socialist with a PhD in “Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies” from the University of Minnesota, tweeted on Tuesday that she intended to introduce a motion to “create proposals” on a hypothetical Minneapolis Department of Public Safety with no police officers.

Stupid is as stupid does.

They apparently don't understand that rhe conditions they are pushing to create will deliver their exact opposite consequences. I guess they haven't seen the gun sales stats from the Pandemic/"peaceful " protest period.....[/quote]

Or don't care