A forced reset trigger (or "hard reset" trigger) is a device that allows a person to fire a semi-automatic firearm at an increased rate. The forced reset trigger works by mechanically resetting the trigger's position after a shot is fired. This allows for an increased rate of fire. However, the shooter must still manually pull the trigger each time it resets for any subsequent shot to be fired.
Forced reset triggers are installed through replacement of the trigger control group. The preinstalled trigger of a particular firearm is replaced by the forced reset trigger's assembly. Typically, only one shot is fired per single function of the trigger. However, in the U.S., the ATF considers some forced reset triggers to be machineguns under the National Firearms Act.[1] This determination by the ATF is being litigated by gun rights groups in the United States.[2]
On July 24th, 2024, district judge Reed O'Connor, from the Wichita Falls division of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, issued a vacatur of the ATF's determination that some forced reset triggers are machineguns, finding that the determination was "arbitrary and capricious".[3]
History
editA patent for a forced reset trigger titled "Flex Fire Technology" was filed by Thomas Allen Graves in 2015. [4]
Graves states that he initially began developing forced reset trigger technology in the 1970s, focusing on modifications to Colt Navy action revolvers. Over the following decades, Graves continued refining this technology, applying it to platforms such as the Ruger 10/22 carbine and the Bersa Thunder handgun. In 2014, he claims to have invented a forced reset trigger specifically for the AR-15 platform, subsequently acquiring a patent for it in 2015. According to Graves, he later licensed his patented technology to Rare Breed Triggers and Alamo-15 Triggers, two well-known manufacturers of forced reset triggers.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lauder, George (March 22, 2022). "OPEN LETTER TO ALL FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSEES". ATF.gov. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "AFT Reinterprets the Term 'Machinegun,' Again". NRA Institute for Legislative Action. April 4, 2022. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ Pierson, Brendan (July 24, 2024). "US judge blocks Biden administration's forced reset trigger ban". Reuters. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ [1], Thomas Allen Graves, "Forced reset trigger - Flex Fire Technology"
- ^ "Graves V2 ART". Recoil Technology Systems. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
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