Washington, D.C. — In a monumental win for gun owners, the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) and Texas Gun Rights (TXGR) have forced the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to back down in their assault on Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs).
As part of a settlement agreement signed Friday, under the new administration, the DOJ and ATF have agreed to drop all three ongoing lawsuits, return all seized or surrendered FRTs, and pledge to keep their hands off FRTs in the future, as long as they meet the legal definition upheld in a summary
judgment ruling issued by Federal District Court Judge Reed O’Connor in
NAGR v Garland last summer.
“This is one of the most stunning victories in the history of the gun rights movement. We didn’t just beat the ATF — we put them in a submission hold, and they tapped out,” said
Dudley Brown, President of the National Association for Gun Rights. “This decision marks a new era of holding the DOJ and ATF accountable when they trample the rights of law-abiding gun owners. We made them give back what they took, and that’s a precedent they’ll never forget.”
