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\"BREAKING:<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or BATFE or just ATF, just issued an “open letter”<\/a> (.pdf) notifying Federal Firearms Licensees stating that their offices have concluded that some forced-reset triggers, or FRTs, are machineguns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the ATF office did not indicate which triggers qualify as machine guns, just that some do. And while the letter is meant for FFLs, it may affect owners of FRTs as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the letter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Both the NFA and GCA regulate machineguns. \u201cMachinegun\u201d is defined under 26 U.S.C.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“\u00a7 5845(b) and 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 921(a)(23) as \u2014 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“ATF\u2019s 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 \u201cmachinegun\u201d as defined by the NFA and GCA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Accordingly, ATF\u2019s 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. \u00a7\u00a7 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. \u00a7\u00a7 5841, 5861; 27 CFR 479.101.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Under 26 U.S.C. \u00a7 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. \u00a7 5872, any machinegun possessed or transferred in violation of the NFA is subject to seizure and forfeiture. Under 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 924(a)(2), any person who violates \u00a7 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Based on ATF\u2019s determination that the FRTs that function as described above are \u201cmachineguns\u201d 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\u2019s webpage for office contact information.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"BREAKING:<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

See Also: Rare Breed Sues ATF in Defense of FRT-15 Trigger System: It\u2019s Not a \u2018Machinegun\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Again, while FFLs are the subject of this letter, owners of forced-reset triggers may also want to seek out legal assistance, just as if they possess a homemade suppressor<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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