A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a ban on reset triggers imposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

This ruling: Litigation The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) filed a lawsuit, and U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled that the department had exceeded its authority by redefining forced reset triggers as machine guns, and thus “voided” the ban on the devices. press release From NAGR.

A forced reset trigger (FRT) is a component on a firearm that allows the trigger to be reset more quickly than a normal trigger by forcing the trigger to return to the starting position after a shot is fired. This mechanism allows a shooter to fire multiple shots at a faster rate without converting the weapon into a fully automatic firearm.

The court's decision was inspired by a Supreme Court ruling that struck down the agency's ban on bump stocks. (RELATED: HOOBER: Maybe there's a German word for it – ATF bans triggers after calling them machine guns)

The court's ruling stated that the ATF “engaged in unlawful agency activity that exceeded its authority,” and emphasized that it did so by “redefining the statutory definition” of a “machine gun.”

The judge argued that the FRT did not meet the statutory definition of a machine gun because a firearm equipped with the device “must be reset after firing each round and must have a separate mechanism to move the hammer sufficiently rearward to release the hammer to fire the next round.”

SUMMARY JUDGMENT!!! In a tough 64 page decision, we obtained summary judgment invalidating the ATF's mandatory reset trigger ban. Here are some key points from the decision: This is a HUGE WIN!!! pic.twitter.com/Z2CwWky1KQ

— Hannah Hill (@hannahhill_sc) July 24, 2024

“For years, the Biden/Harris administration has been forcing gun control legislation on the ATF after failing to pass gun control legislation in Congress,” Hannah Hill, executive director of the National Gun Rights Foundation, told The Daily Caller. “This ruling draws a line under the wall to prevent the ATF from expanding its powers.”

“With this ruling and the Supreme Court's Cargill decision, gun control has become significantly more difficult for an anti-gun president, as the ATF has been systematically reined in by the judicial system and forced to return to constitutional bounds,” Hill added.