Are Forced Reset Triggers Legal in Ohio?

Ohio Revised Code section 2923.11 defines an automatic firearm as one designed or specially adapted to fire a succession of cartridges with a single trigger function. Ohio does not add a separate forced-reset-trigger or general rate-increasing-device definition.

Ohio's hunting rules separately restrict trigger-assisting devices and fully automatic firearms for taking wild animals. A hunting-use restriction is not the same question as general possession under the criminal code.

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.