Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell leads a coalition of 16 states in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over its plans to distribute machinegun conversion devices, specifically Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs). These devices, which can fire up to 20 bullets per second, were previously classified as illegal machineguns, and their potential redistribution poses significant concerns amid an ongoing national gun violence crisis.
The increase in incidents involving machineguns has surged by 1,400% from 2019 to 2021, showing alarming trends in firearm misuse. Campbell and her fellow attorneys general argue that the ATF’s new directive to halt enforcement of existing bans and redistribute these devices jeopardizes public safety and contradicts federal law, prompting them to seek an immediate preliminary injunction to prevent further action.
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