Overview

• The Trump administration has settled legal disputes with Rare Breed Triggers, reversing the Biden-era ban on forced-reset triggers for semiautomatic rifles.
• The settlement requires the DOJ to return all seized or surrendered forced-reset triggers to their owners and ends enforcement of the machine gun classification for these devices, provided they are not used with pistols.
• Rare Breed Triggers agreed to safety-focused conditions, including refraining from developing similar devices for handguns and enforcing its patents against infringing products.
• The decision follows the Supreme Court's 2024 Cargill ruling, which found that the ATF exceeded its authority in classifying bump stocks as machine guns, a precedent later applied to forced-reset triggers.
• Gun control advocates have criticized the settlement, warning it could increase gun violence, while gun rights groups have celebrated it as a victory for Second Amendment protections.