State Legality Matrix / Forced Reset Triggers / New York
Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-28
No. Prohibited as a rapid-fire modification device.
Controlling law: N.Y. Penal Law § 265.00(23) (definition) & § 265.01-c
The rapid-fire modification device definition covers devices designed to accelerate rate of fire and expressly reaches forced reset triggers; criminal possession is a class A misdemeanor.
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.
No. Prohibited as a rapid-fire modification device. Controlling law: N.Y. Penal Law § 265.00(23) (definition) & § 265.01-c.
The controlling law is N.Y. Penal Law § 265.00(23) (definition) & § 265.01-c. Prohibited as a rapid-fire modification device.
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.