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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 11, 2025 |
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After Suing the Trump Administration, Attorney General Nessel Secures Representations from the ATF and Country’s Largest Purveyor of Forced Reset Triggers to Prevent Their Return and Sale in Michigan and 15 Other Jurisdictions
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced that following her lawsuit, alongside a coalition of 16 attorneys general, the Trump Administration has committed to carving out Michigan from its illegal plans to distribute thousands of machine-gun conversion devices (MCD) into communities across the United States. Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs) dramatically increase a firearm’s rate of fire, turning it into a far more dangerous weapon – essentially, a fully automatic machine gun.
In submissions made in the multistate litigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has expressly confirmed to a judge that it will not return FRTs into Michigan or the other plaintiff states. In addition, Rare Breed Triggers, the country’s largest purveyor of FRTs, has confirmed in its court filings that it will not sell any FRTs in the plaintiff states. As a result, the coalition is withdrawing its motion for a preliminary injunction, based on a notice that lays out these representations in detail.
“These dangerous conversion devices have no place in our communities, and I am proud that our legal efforts have ensured they are kept out of Michigan,” Nessel said. “This outcome shows that when we challenge reckless and illegal federal actions, we can protect lives. I will continue to work alongside my fellow attorneys general to stand up for our residents and fight policies that ignore common sense and the rule of law.”
In recent years, machine-gun conversion devices like FRTs have been frequently used in violent crimes and mass shootings, worsening the gun violence epidemic in the United States. Firearms equipped with MCDs are able to exceed the rate of fire of many military machine guns, firing up to 20 bullets in one second. The ATF has noted a significant rise in the use of MCDs, leading to increasing incidents of machine-gun fire – up 1,400% from 2019 through 2021.
In addition to Michigan, the states involved are Delaware, Maryland, Colorado, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia.
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