Judge Blocks Sale of Trigger Kits The Justice Department Argues Are Machine Gun Parts
On Thursday, a federal judge issued a restraining order, preventing two firearms parts companies from selling trigger kits that the U.S. Department of Justice claims turn semi-automatic rifles into fully automatic-firing machine guns.
Judge Nina Morrison, of New York’s federal Eastern District Court, granted a temporary restraining order preventing Rare Breed Triggers, LLC and Rare Breed Firearms, LLC from selling firearm trigger kits known as forced reset triggers (FRTs). Morrison granted the restraining order after the Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit last week, arguing that the trigger kits allow users to fire in excess of 700 rounds of ammunition per minute, effectively making semi-automatic firearms into machine guns….