ATF Statement in Rare Breed Trigger Litigation Raises Questions on Legal Authority
BY Herschel Smith
1 month ago
“The government, through the ATF, has a strong interest in promoting the safe use of firearms by the public, and in this particular case, in discouraging unregulated manufacture of forced reset triggers that allegedly infringe Rare Breed’s patents,” the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives asserted in a Monday filing in United States District Court.
Following this up, Len Savage wrote to the head of the ATF. You can see his memo here.
The answer to this is simple. They have no legal and legitimate interest. But here’s what’s happening if I remember correctly.
They got RBT to agree to maintain records of sales (individuals, names, bank accounts, etc.) in perpetuity. That means they know exactly where to go to claim the triggers as their own. EDIT: That agreement doesn’t exist with any other manufacturer. Thus, in order to track who has them and where they are, they need for FRT to be the only vendor allowed by law to manufacture them.
They still don’t like forced reset triggers. They never will because it assists rate of fire. Unfortunately for them, the law says nothing about rate of fire.
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On September 8, 2026 at 4:45 pm, footintheforest said:
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