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State Legality MatrixForced Reset TriggersMichigan

Are Forced Reset Triggers Legal in Michigan?

Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-28

Status
Legal
Verified
2026-07-28

Legal

Yes. No state statute reaches one-pull-per-round forced reset triggers; not a ban state.

Contested entry

Litigation Status and Details

Michigan has no machine-gun or trigger-activator statute reaching forced reset triggers.

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The statute in practice

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.

Timeline

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.

In the legislature

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.

What it means for you

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 law

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.

Common questions

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.

What to buy

Forced Reset Triggers and Super Safeties Worth Buying

If your state is green on the map, these are the picks. The first three are complete forced reset triggers: the Rare Breed FRT-15 line is the settlement-covered original, and the Triggered Company's Disruptor and LAT run the same one-pull-per-round mechanism. The last three are forced reset selectors, the super safeties. The AS Designs Arc-Fire, Atrius FRS, and Mars 3-position selector replace the safety instead of the fire control group, so a mil-spec or super-safety-cut trigger stays in the rifle. Both device types sit in the same legal class on this matrix, so the same 35 states apply.

Rare Breed Triggers FRT-15L3
Triggers & Fire Control • $450

Rare Breed Triggers FRT-15L3

  • 4-4.5 lb semi / 5.5-6 lb FRT pull
  • Forced reset
$450.00 MSRP
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The Triggered Company Partisan Disruptor FRT
Triggers & Fire Control • $250

The Triggered Company Partisan Disruptor FRT

  • 3.75-4.1lb pull
  • Forced reset
$275.00
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The Triggered Company LAT FRT
Triggers & Fire Control • $324.99

The Triggered Company LAT FRT

  • 3-3.5 lb pull
  • Forced reset (ARSE)
$324.99
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AS Designs Arc-Fire V2 Ambi Kit (0-90-180)
Safety Selectors • $199.99

AS Designs Arc-Fire V2 Ambi Kit (0-90-180)

  • 0/90/180 throw
  • Ambidextrous
$249.99
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Atrius Development Forced Reset Selector
Safety Selectors • $169.99

Atrius Development Forced Reset Selector

  • 90-degree throw
  • Right-hand only
$199.00
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Mars Trigger Position AR FRT Super Safety
Safety Selectors • $139.99

Mars Trigger Position AR FRT Super Safety

  • 3-position selector
  • 4140 Alloy Steel
$139.99
View at OpticsPlanet

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