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ManiacJoe

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3. Important info missing from the article.
Fri Sep 8, 2023, 06:28 AM
Sep 2023

When the makers of the triggers originally ran the specs thru the ATF, the ATF correctly said -- in writing -- the triggers are not machine guns and thus are legal for sale. Years later the ATF changed their mind.

Federal law is quite specific on what a machine gun is per the law written by Congress. (Surprisingly, they got it right.)

The ATF does not have the authority to change/update the law. That is the job of Congress. If Congress wants the triggers to be considered as machine guns, Congress has to update the laws.

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