State Legality MatrixForced Reset TriggersNew York
Statute-cited, not legal advice, last verified 2026-10-20
Banned
No. Prohibited as a rapid-fire modification device.
Controlling law: N.Y. Penal Law § 265.00(26) (definition) & § 265.01-c
Contested entry
The rapid-fire modification device definition lists bump stocks, trigger cranks, binary trigger systems, burst trigger systems, and pistol converters, plus any other device designed to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm, rifle, or shotgun; FRTs fall under that catch-all rather than being named. Criminal possession is a class A misdemeanor.
The statute in practice
New York Penal Law section 265.00(26) defines a rapid-fire modification device as any bump stock, trigger crank, binary trigger system, burst trigger system, pistol converter, or any other device designed to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm, rifle, or shotgun. Forced reset triggers are not named; the catch-all clause is the relevant text.
Section 265.01-c makes knowing possession of any rapid-fire modification device a class A misdemeanor.
What it means for you
The statute addresses the device itself, not only a completed firearm, so possession of a detached device falls within section 265.01-c.
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.
Federal baseline verified 2026-10-20. 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
No. Prohibited as a rapid-fire modification device. Controlling law: N.Y. Penal Law § 265.00(26) (definition) & § 265.01-c.
The controlling law is N.Y. Penal Law § 265.00(26) (definition) & § 265.01-c. Prohibited as a rapid-fire modification device.