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Are Forced Reset Triggers Legal in Texas?

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.

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The statute in practice

Texas Law in Detail

Texas defines a machine gun as a firearm capable of shooting more than two shots automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. A one-shot-per-trigger-function FRT does not satisfy that definition, and Texas has no separate trigger-activator category.

Bills introduced in the 2025 regular session would have lowered the machine-gun threshold to more than one shot and created a machine-gun conversion-device offense. They did not become law.

Timeline

Legislative and Court History

  • 2025SB 808 (89th Regular Session) proposed defining a machine-gun conversion device and changing the machine-gun threshold from more than two shots to more than one shot per trigger function. Companion proposals appeared in the House.
  • 2025-06-02The 89th Regular Session adjourned without enacting the proposed machine-gun definition changes.

What it means for you

Practical Notes

Texas Penal Code section 46.05 regulates possessing, manufacturing, transporting, repairing, or selling a machine gun as defined by section 46.01. The current provisions establish no separate FRT or rate-increasing-trigger category.

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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.

Federal baseline verified 2026-07-28. 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 Texas?

Yes. No state statute reaches one-pull-per-round forced reset triggers.

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.

Did the 2025 Texas conversion-device bills become law?

No. The 89th Regular Session ended without enacting SB 808 or its companion proposals, so the more-than-two-shots definition remains the law.

Why does the Texas definition say more than two shots?

That is the threshold in the current text of Texas Penal Code section 46.01. The unsuccessful 2025 bills proposed replacing it with a more-than-one-shot threshold.

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 Catalog
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The Triggered Company Partisan Disruptor FRT
Triggers & Fire Control • $275

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 • $249.99

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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