When the ATF learned of the trigger, it sent Rare Breed a cease and desist letter stating that the ATF had classified the FRT as a « machine gun » and was therefore illegally manufactured, sold and possessed by many Americans. It is important for me to note that I am a lawyer who specializes in exactly these kinds of issues (Firearms Act, particularly Firearms and Component Law Provisions). However, I am neither the defender of Rare Breed nor yours. Therefore, this is NOT legal advice. You bet they are! Most states allow the possession of silencers and their use in hunting. In Missouri, you can use your silencer for target shooting, home defense, hunting, or for other legal purposes. Silencers are the most popular NFA item and are increasingly recognized as indispensable equipment for polite and safe hunting, sport shooting and personal protection. Every gun owner should consider a silencer: they reduce noise and recoil, making shooting a better experience. Without prior knowledge of how the FRT-15 works, a live demonstration of a firearm with a trigger installed would certainly convince most people – novices and experts alike – that they have just seen a machine gun in action. A standard 30-shot magazine can be emptied in seconds, and the quick reports would look a lot like fully automatic rifle shots.
However, the legal definition of a machine gun has nothing to do with how quickly a weapon can be shot down or the noise it makes, but with the number of shots fired with a single function or a « push » of the trigger. Note: State laws can always change through the passage of new laws, decisions of higher courts (including federal decisions), voting initiatives, and other means. While we strive to provide the most up-to-date information available, please consult a lawyer or conduct your own legal research to review the state laws you have studied. After pressing a conventional semi-automatic trigger, the contactor must release it manually and let it move to its reset point under a slight spring pressure before the trigger can be pulled again. Therefore, a shooter with a standard trigger presses the trigger to shoot, the trigger is reset via the spring tension, and then the trigger is pulled again to shoot a second turn. A function (in this case just a « pull ») gives a bullet, NOT a machine gun. Well, apparently, such an internal « guide » that determines that some forced reset triggers are machine guns is no longer a « secret rule, but a rule that the ATF has published and wants to apply in the future. The ATF made the revelation Thursday in an open letter to state-licensed arms dealers. In the letter, the office states that some of these triggers are « firearms » and « machine guns » within the meaning of the Gun Control Act.
These are triggers manufactured by Rare Breed Triggers in Florida. A binary trigger can offer a variety of benefits. The biggest advantage of a binary trigger is that you can control the rate of fire more accurately. If you find yourself in a situation where you don`t need a high rate of fire and want to save ammunition, you can leave the binary trigger disabled. If the situation changes and you need to increase your rate of fire, you can do so at the touch of a button. There are many people who are interested in using binary triggers for competitions, but it can also be useful for self-defense purposes. Note that binary triggers can be illegal depending on where you are. An interesting use of a trust is that the trustee and the beneficiary can be the same person.
In other words, instead of someone directly « owning » property, the property belongs to the trust and the trust belongs to the person. Confusing? Yes, but it allows real estate ownership, which has extensive legal advantages. The unique FRT-15 (Forced Reset Trigger) increases the speed at which a shooter can fire a semi-automatic firearm. The ATF argues that this feature makes it a « machine gun » by legal definition and that the withdrawal should therefore be severely restricted. In the two-page cease and desist motion submitted to RBT, the agency claims that the FRT-15 trigger is a machine gun under the National Firearms Act. The company was ordered to immediately stop all production of the trigger and send a plan to the ATF within five days to process the triggers already sold. The company is drawing the attention of some members of the gun community for not getting ATF approval for the trigger before releasing it, although they are not required to do so by law. DeMonico said he strongly believes his team`s due diligence is so comprehensive that prior APPROVAL from the ATF is not required. The ATF claims that the FRT-15 trigger is a machine gun and therefore a highly regulated element under the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA), while Rare Breed Triggers claims that the ATF is wrong and that its FRT trigger is legally only a semi-automatic trigger for an AR-15 and should therefore be treated like any other firearm part or component and is not subject to any additional regulation or control.
