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State Legality MatrixForced Reset TriggersVermont

Are Forced Reset Triggers Legal in Vermont?

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; not a ban state.

Contested entry

Litigation Status and Details

Vermont has no trigger-activator statute reaching forced reset triggers.

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The statute in practice

Vermont Law in Detail

Vermont's rapid-fire provision at 13 V.S.A. section 4022 prohibits a bump-fire stock, defined as a butt stock that uses recoil energy to create reciprocating action and repeated trigger activation. That definition describes an external stock, not an internal forced reset trigger.

No Vermont statute names forced reset triggers or creates a trigger-activator category, so a one-shot-per-trigger-function FRT falls outside the bump-fire-stock prohibition and Vermont sits in the legal column.

Timeline

Legislative and Court History

  • 2018-04-11Governor Phil Scott signed S.55, enacted as Act 94 (2017 Adjourned Session), establishing the bump-fire-stock prohibition in 13 V.S.A. section 4022.
  • 2018-10-01The bump-fire-stock prohibition took effect.

What it means for you

Practical Notes

Vermont's restriction is limited to the statutory bump-fire-stock definition. Fitting an FRT does not attach a recoil-energy butt stock, which is the element the statute turns on.

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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.

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 Vermont?

Yes. No state statute reaches one-pull-per-round forced reset triggers; not a ban state.

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.

Is an FRT a Vermont bump-fire stock?

No. The statutory definition requires a butt stock that uses recoil energy to generate reciprocating action, and an internal trigger that mechanically forces reset does not match that description.

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 MSRP
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The Triggered Company Partisan Disruptor FRT
Triggers & Fire Control • $250

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
View at OpticsPlanet
AS Designs Arc-Fire V2 Ambi Kit (0-90-180)
Safety Selectors • $199.99

AS Designs Arc-Fire V2 Ambi Kit (0-90-180)

  • 0/90/180 throw
  • Ambidextrous
$249.99
View at OpticsPlanet
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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