Gun Pulse: Fifteen states sue to block return of rapid-fire trigger devices
The legal challenge targets a settlement that would allow the return of devices capable of converting semiautomatic rifles to fire at rates comparable to machine guns.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had earlier classified certain forced-reset triggers as illegal machine guns under the National Firearms Act, a move made during the Biden administration. File Image.
Fifteen Democrat-led states have filed a federal lawsuit in Baltimore aiming to block the Trump administration from returning thousands of previously seized forced-reset triggers for firearms.
The legal challenge targets a May 16 settlement that would allow the return of devices capable of converting semiautomatic rifles to fire at rates comparable to machine guns.
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