Are Forced Reset Triggers Legal in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire's firearms chapter does not define a separate forced-reset-trigger or generic rate-increasing-trigger device. The state's firearm preemption statute reserves most regulation of firearms, components, and accessories to the state.

New Hampshire's hunting laws separately address automatic firearms. Those use restrictions do not supply a general product-possession classification.

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.