Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is once again proving that she has no clue how firearms operate and just wants to use her power to ban guns and throw gun owners in prison.
Her latest press release, expressing outrage over the federal government’s decision to abandon its crusade against Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs), is a case study in political theater, misinformation, and open hostility toward gun owners.
Trump DOJ Ends Biden’s ATF Power Grab—Gun Owners Win
Let’s get the facts straight: the recent legal victory on FRTs was not the result of some ambiguous regulatory shift—it was a direct consequence of a settlement and a hard-fought legal campaign led by the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR), joined by Texas Gun Rights (TXGR) and on behalf of members including Rare Breed Triggers.
In 2024, Federal District Court Judge Reed O’Connor ruled in NAGR v. Garland that the ATF overstepped its authority when it unilaterally reclassified FRTs as machine guns. That reclassification came under the Biden administration, which greenlit raids, seizures, and prosecutions targeting law-abiding gun owners and manufacturers.
But once President Trump returned to office in 2025, his Department of Justice reversed course, choosing not to defend the ATF’s failed legal theory. Instead, they agreed to a landmark settlement that:
- Dropped all active enforcement and litigation related to FRTs,
- Ordered the return of all seized or surrendered FRTs, and
- Barred future prosecutions over FRTs that meet the court’s legal definition.
This wasn’t just a policy retreat—it was a major legal and constitutional win for gun owners across America.
Dana Nessel Ignores the Law—and Doubles Down on Disinformation
Rather than acknowledge the court’s ruling or the government’s strategic retreat, Dana Nessel threw a fit, issuing a statement full of false claims and fearmongering. She claimed that FRTs “effectively convert” semi-automatics into machine guns.
That’s a lie.
FRTs do not fire more than one round per trigger pull—a requirement for the legal definition of a machine gun. They simply allow the trigger to reset quickly, requiring a separate pull for each shot. That’s not automatic fire. That’s not a machine gun. And the courts have said as much.
But facts have never stopped Dana Nessel before. She’d rather scare the public with buzzwords and push for more gun control, all while ignoring due process and the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens.
NAGR, Rare Breed, and Gun Owners Brought This Victory Home
The heroes here aren’t politicians—they’re the National Association for Gun Rights, Rare Breed Triggers, and every gun owner who stood firm against federal overreach.
This settlement wasn’t handed down from above—it was forced through litigation, perseverance, and an unyielding belief in the Second Amendment.
Great Lakes Gun Rights, as a proud state affiliate of NAGR, applauds this hard-earned win and condemns the dishonest attempts by Dana Nessel and her anti-gun allies to undermine it.
No Compromise. No Backing Down.
Dana Nessel’s attack on the FRT ruling isn’t just an attack on a gun accessory—it’s an attack on every Michigan gun owner who refuses to kneel before her gun control agenda.
She’s backed:
- Universal background checks (aka gun registration),
- Red flag laws (no due process),
- Safe storage mandates (criminalizing self-defense in your own home).
- Illinois-Style gun bans (criminalizing some of the most commonly owned firearms in America)
And now, she’s lashing out because gun owners beat her friends in Washington and exposed the ATF’s illegal actions.
At Great Lakes Gun Rights, we have a message for her and every other anti-gun bureaucrat:
We will never compromise. Not on FRTs. Not on AR-15s. Not on magazines. Not on anything.
The Second Amendment is not a privilege—it’s a God-given right, enshrined in the Constitution. And thanks to NAGR and Rare Breed Triggers, that right just got a little stronger.