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Feds say firearms with forced-reset triggers (Binary Triggers) could be considered machine guns
MSN ^ | 3/29/22 | Asher Notheis

Posted on 03/29/2022 12:14:01 AM PDT by DeathBeforeDishonor1

An examination of forced-reset triggers shows they enable the weapon to fire a second round without having to release the trigger, which, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, subjects them to more restrictions under the National Firearms Act and the Gun Control Act.

Guns that use forced-reset triggers are subject to GCA prohibitions regarding the possession, transfer, and transport of machine guns and NFA restrictions on registration, transfer, taxation, and possession. Anyone who violates the GCA's and NFA's rules can be fined up to $250,000 and sentenced to up to 10 years in prison, the letter states.

The ATF encouraged anyone with a gun using a forced-reset trigger to contact the agency on how to divest possession of their firearm. Gun owners should also contact their local ATF field office if they are unsure whether their firearm is a machine gun as defined by the GCA and NFA.

The gun rights organization Gun Owners of America leaked the ATF's letter in late January and said it was "disappointed but not surprised to see the ATF preparing to confiscate triggers."

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1 posted on 03/29/2022 12:14:01 AM PDT by DeathBeforeDishonor1
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2 posted on 03/29/2022 12:15:50 AM PDT by DeathBeforeDishonor1 ( )
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
Informative 8 min (at 1.25) vid regarding this govt. violation of the 2nd.

https://vimeo.com/486478480

3 posted on 03/29/2022 12:36:22 AM PDT by Born in 1950 (Anti left, nothing else.)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Another bumstock ban.. lol. The NRA didn’t care about your 2A then and they don’t now.


4 posted on 03/29/2022 12:44:45 AM PDT by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
Feds say firearms with forced-reset triggers (Binary Triggers) could be considered machine guns

Typical media lying.

In the ruling, they specifically mention that Binary triggers remain legal. It is the Forced Reset triggers that they are enacting a ban on.

5 posted on 03/29/2022 12:53:34 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The forces of fascism and oppression are on the move in North America. We cannot let tyranny stand!)
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To: momincombatboots
I remember that the Vegas Massacre started the bumstock snowball rolling

. the vegas massacre was very bizarre and had VERY suspicious circumstances

6 posted on 03/29/2022 1:09:08 AM PDT by KTM rider (, or how Ambassador Stevens was killed because he was about to testify before the UN council )
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To: KTM rider

I guess i dont look at those things too closely.
What i do remember is, a Republican prez took more 2A away from the people and i also remember the silence from the NRA and people here..
I also remember, he didn’t stop there.. he put us in masks, restricted Americans from traveling and instituted the rushed production of the vax, and mail in ballots.
The amount of freedom lost under a Republican only makes the left more bloodthirsty.
Biden is openly calling for a new world order.. as soon as he can replace putin with a globalist.
Everyone else just thinks its coincidence that soros and obama likely installed a deep state in Ukraine in 2014. Now zelensky dancing jig is up and its time for his people to pay.
The left would sacrifice a 1000 times the population of ukraine for power.


7 posted on 03/29/2022 1:16:34 AM PDT by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: KTM rider; All
Yep. It was Trump's legacy on gun control. Worse than Obama. Trump directed the BATF to ignore administrative procedures and ruling precedent and create the ban by fiat. FJB is following the path that Trump created.
8 posted on 03/29/2022 1:18:49 AM PDT by Badboo (Ukraine is the progs new Covid. Russia gets to administer the vaccine.)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

” enable the weapon to fire a second round without having to release the trigger,”

How about that? I always wanted a machine gun and now I have several. Hold the trigger on Model 12 Winchester and pump.


9 posted on 03/29/2022 1:47:24 AM PDT by WinMod70
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To: Badboo

𝘠𝘦𝘱. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱’𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘶𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭. 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘣𝘢𝘮𝘢. 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘈𝘛𝘍 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘢𝘵. 𝘍𝘑𝘉 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.

Indeed. I remember some of members of the gun community getting annoyed with me when I’d point that out on other forums and comments sections. At the time I was merely trying to point out that this was going to happen. What really galled me was that Donald Trump would later claim that he protected the 2nd Amendment during either a rally or the State of The Union. There are things I liked the about the man, but on gun rights he deserves to be publicly excoriated until the end of time.

And if memory serves me correctly today marks the three year anniversary of it going into effect. 3/29/19.


10 posted on 03/29/2022 2:03:51 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

More criminal controlling government.1


11 posted on 03/29/2022 2:28:56 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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Related discussion from yesterday: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4050332/posts
12 posted on 03/29/2022 4:12:03 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
Feds say firearms with forced-reset triggers (Binary Triggers) could be considered machine guns

You added "Binary Triggers" to the headline. It was not in the original MSN article.

Forced-Reset Triggers are NOT Binary Triggers. They are two completely different trigger systems.

13 posted on 03/29/2022 4:14:32 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Forced-reset triggers sound coercive and scary.


14 posted on 03/29/2022 4:43:11 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (The only good commie is one that's dead - Country Joe McDonald)
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To: Yo-Yo
Forced-Reset Triggers are NOT Binary Triggers. They are two completely different trigger systems.

Worth repeating...

;>)

15 posted on 03/29/2022 5:35:06 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
The ATF encouraged anyone with a gun using a forced-reset trigger to contact the agency on how to divest possession of their firearm.

Does this mean the "Once a machine gum...." interpretation condemns any AR it was installed in. I guess in theory that if you turn in a trigger that they could kick in your door, kill your dog and confiscate any ARs you possess.

16 posted on 03/29/2022 6:23:21 AM PDT by OSHA
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Semantics and word-parsing aside, if people keep coming up with gimmicks to simulate full-auto fire, they fully need to expect this reaction from the ATF.


17 posted on 03/29/2022 6:50:46 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

What part of Shall Not Infringe is being misunderstood?


18 posted on 03/29/2022 6:58:39 AM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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To: larrytown

I suspect there will be a forced limit on the rate of fire of semi autos.

Where that leaves a guy like Jerry Meckleck who can shoot a revolver faster than a machine gun I don’t know.

But you are right. If you make a properly functioning device that rapidly increases the rate of fire, you will get ATF attention.


19 posted on 03/29/2022 7:09:32 AM PDT by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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To: MrBambaLaMamba

Forced-reset triggers sound coercive and scary.
= = =

I thought the Ukraine WWIII was the trigger to force a reset.


20 posted on 03/29/2022 8:00:35 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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