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Trump administration, reversing Biden, allows 'forced reset triggers' for guns
- The Trump administration agreed in a settlement announced on Friday to allow the sale and possession of forced-reset triggers that increase rifle firing rates.
- This followed the Biden administration's 2022 ban and lawsuits citing mass shootings involving AR-15-style rifles, which led to blocked sales and challenges in court.
- The settlement ended ongoing appeals, required the ATF to return seized triggers, and barred the machine gun ban as long as devices are not made for handguns.
- Attorney General Pamela Bondi emphasized that the Department of Justice views the Second Amendment as a fundamental right, not one of lesser importance, while gun control advocates cautioned that the settlement could lead to an increase in gun violence.
- The agreement signals a significant policy shift favoring gun rights, with advocates hailing it as a victory against government overreach and critics predicting harm to public safety.
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Trump Administration to Allow Sales of Device That Turns Rifles into Machine Guns
The Trump administration has moved to allow the sale of devices that turn semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15 into fully automatic machine guns. The Justice Department said Friday it had reached a settlement, abandoning a legal fight to ban the device — called forced reset trigger — first brought by the Biden administration. Gun control groups condemned the move, saying the Trump administration has effectively legalized machine guns.
Pam Bondi whacked for 'backroom deal' that threatens 'mass violence'
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced that it settled litigation centering on "forced-reset triggers," devices that allow semiautomatic rifles to fire faster, and which gun violence prevention groups warn effectively turn semiautomatic rifles into machine guns.Some gun reform groups said on Friday that the move effectively legalizes machine guns.The settlement allows the sale of forced-reset triggers. Under the terms of the settleme…
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