Federal Judge Overturns ATF Ban On Trigger Devices That Enhance Firing Speed

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Federal Judge Overturns ATF Ban on Trigger Devices That Enhance Firing Speed

A federal judge in Texas has ruled in favor of gun rights groups who sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in a bid to overturn the agency’s prohibition of forced reset triggers, devices that increase the firing rate of semi-automatic guns. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas wrote in a July 23 order that the ATF exceeded its authority when it classified forced reset triggers as machine guns and, w…