Triggers & Fire Control • $450
Rare Breed Triggers FRT-15L3
The original forced reset trigger with an ambidextrous 3-position safety and full hardware kit
- 4-4.5 lb semi / 5.5-6 lb FRT pull
- Forced reset
- Ambidextrous 3-position safety
State Legality Matrix / Forced Reset Triggers / Michigan
Are Forced Reset Triggers Legal in Michigan?
Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-28
Yes. No state statute reaches one-pull-per-round forced reset triggers; not a ban state.
Litigation Status and Details
Michigan has no machine-gun or trigger-activator statute reaching forced reset triggers.
Michigan Law in Detail
Michigan Compiled Laws section 750.224 prohibits a machine gun or firearm that shoots automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. A forced reset trigger that fires one round for each completed trigger function does not satisfy that definition, which is why Michigan sits in the legal column.
Michigan's enforcement climate is less friendly than the statute. In June 2025 Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a 16-state coalition suing the ATF over its plan to return and redistribute forced reset triggers, describing FRTs as machine gun conversion devices. The Senate has also passed a bill that would change the statute itself.
Legislative and Court History
- 2006-12-28Public Act 401 of 2006 supplied the current machine-gun language in MCL 750.224.
- 2025-06-09Attorney General Nessel joined the 16-state New Jersey v. Bondi coalition challenging the federal plan to return and distribute forced reset triggers.
- 2025-06The Michigan Senate passed SB 224 (2025-2026 session), which would add bump stocks and multiburst trigger activators to MCL 750.224.
Pending Legislation
SB 224 (2025-2026)
Passed the Senate; pending in the House.Would prohibit manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, or possessing a bump stock or multiburst trigger activator, adding both to the MCL 750.224 prohibition.
Practical Notes
SB 224 has not been enacted, and its Senate passage does not change MCL 750.224 by itself. The Attorney General's litigation posture signals enforcement hostility toward FRTs even while the statutory one-shot-per-trigger-function test remains the law.
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Federal baseline
Under the 2025 DOJ settlement with Rare Breed Triggers, an FRT fires one round per trigger function and is not an NFA machine gun federally. The settlement covers rifles and grip-forward pistols; it does not extend to grip-fed handguns (Glock, S&W M&P, Canik), whose federal FRT status remains less settled. State bans operate independently of federal law through broader state machine-gun, trigger-activator, or rate-of-fire definitions.
Scope: Forced reset triggers (Rare Breed FRT-15, Dairyland Defender, and similar) and forced-reset selectors (AR Super Safety, ARC-Fire). One round per trigger function. Binary triggers are a separate class.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are forced reset triggers legal in Michigan?
Yes. No state statute reaches one-pull-per-round forced reset triggers; not a ban state.
Are forced reset triggers legal under federal law?
Under the 2025 DOJ settlement with Rare Breed Triggers, an FRT fires one round per trigger function and is not an NFA machine gun federally. The settlement covers rifles and grip-forward pistols; it does not extend to grip-fed handguns (Glock, S&W M&P, Canik), whose federal FRT status remains less settled. State bans operate independently of federal law through broader state machine-gun, trigger-activator, or rate-of-fire definitions.
Does Michigan's machine-gun definition expressly name forced reset triggers?
No. MCL 750.224 uses the traditional test of more than one shot fired automatically by a single function of the trigger. It does not name forced reset triggers, reset mechanisms, or rate-increasing trigger devices.
Would Michigan SB 224 change the analysis?
Yes, if enacted. The Senate-passed bill would add bump stocks and multiburst trigger activators to the list of prohibited items. It remains pending in the House.
Forced Reset Triggers Worth Buying
If your state is green on the map, these are the FRTs we recommend. The Rare Breed FRT-15 line is the settlement-covered original, and the Triggered Company's Disruptor and LAT are the strongest alternatives on the same one-pull-per-round mechanism.
Triggers & Fire Control • $250
The Triggered Company Partisan Disruptor FRT
Drop-in forced reset trigger with 3-position safety for rapid follow-up shots
- 3.75-4.1lb pull
- Forced reset
- Tool steel construction
Triggers & Fire Control • $324.99
The Triggered Company LAT FRT
Match-grade assisted reset FRT, a refinement of the Disruptor with a cleaner 3-3.5 lb pull and 17-4 stainless internals
- 3-3.5 lb pull
- Forced reset (ARSE)
- 17-4 stainless / 4140 chromoly
Triggers & Fire Control • $43
Hoffman Tactical Trigger Kicker
Active-reset disconnector swap that adds forced reset behavior to a mil-spec AR-15 fire control group
- Active-reset disconnector
- Drop-in disconnector swap
- Hardened 4130 alloy steel
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