You probably haven’t heard the name Erez Avissar — but if you’re a gun owner, you’d better remember it. Because what just happened to him in Washington, D.C. should scare the hell out of anyone who believes in the Constitution.
Avissar was arrested last month in our nation’s capital for allegedly possessing a forced reset trigger — a gun part that federal courts have already ruled is not a machine gun, not a conversion device, and not illegal under federal law. That’s right.
After Texas Gun Rights and our allies at the National Association for Gun Rights won a decisive court battle against the Biden DOJ, the ATF was forced to rescind their classification of FRTs as illegal machine guns. The government was beaten. The ATF backed down. The rule was withdrawn. And a federal judge declared FRTs are not conversion devices.
But that didn’t stop anti-gun D.C. police from slapping the cuffs on Avissar. Why? Because he had a completely legal trigger in his suitcase — and made the mistake of calling it a “conversion device” when questioned.
What is a Forced Reset Trigger — and Why Is It Legal?
An FRT is not a machine gun. It’s not a bump stock. It’s not an automatic weapon. It’s a semi-automatic trigger that resets the firing mechanism faster than a traditional trigger — using the force of the bolt carrier group to push the trigger forward. That’s it. One round per trigger pull. Every time.
No mechanical conversion. No burst fire. No automatic function. That’s why earlier this year, in response to the Garland v. Rare Breed and NAGR/TXGR litigation, the DOJ settled the case and agreed to rescind the ATF’s “conversion device” classification for FRTs.
In short: FRTs are legal under federal law.
So Why Did D.C. Cops Arrest Him?
Because Washington, D.C. is a lawless, Constitution-free zone, and the gun control industry never lets facts or rulings get in the way of punishing gun owners. Here’s where it gets insane . . .
D.C. law defines a “conversion device” the same way the feds do — as something that changes a semi-auto into full-auto. FRTs do NOT do that. ButAvissar was charged anyway, for “possession of a conversion device.”
Why?
Because according to the criminal complaint, Avissar reportedly described the trigger as a “conversion device” after someone at a local gun range — likely an employee — reported him to law enforcement following an attempt to use a 3D-printed FRT at the facility. The individual even provided Avissar’s address to police, helping facilitate his arrest.
You see the problem?
A law-abiding gun owner, who legally possessed a part under federal law, was arrested for calling it the wrong thing in a hostile, anti-gun jurisdiction. In D.C., that was all the excuse the cops needed.
A Patchwork of Tyranny
This is exactly what Texas Gun Rights has been warning about for years: a patchwork quilt of unconstitutional gun control laws that vary from state to state, city to city — turning good people into criminals overnight.
There is no “states’ rights” exception to the Constitution. The Tenth Amendment doesn’t cancel out the Second Amendment. The right of the people to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. That’s it. No asterisks. No fine print. No “unless you’re in D.C.” disclaimer.
So let’s get something straight:
- FRT bans are unconstitutional.
- So are “assault weapons” bans.
- So are magazine bans.
- So are bump stock bans.
- So is every other federal, state, and local restriction on our God-given rights.
What should the law of the land be? National constitutional carry — a bill Congress should have passed the moment Republicans controlled the House, Senate, and White House. But that requires a Congress with a spine. And too many in the swamp would rather nibble around the edges than fight for freedom.
And if you think Erez Avissar is the last casualty of this bureaucratic tyranny, think again. Until the federal government preempts anti-gun local laws and restores Second Amendment supremacy nationwide, more gun owners will be railroaded by radical prosecutors and overzealous cops.
Chris McNutt is president of Texas Gun Rights.
Visiting or passing through a blue state should be treated like passing through North Korea. Don’t do it. If you have to for some ungodly reason do it as quickly and quietly as possible.
You’re in occupied territory and they want blood.
“Visiting or passing through a blue state should be treated like passing through North Korea.”
Add New Jersey and others to that list…
Who is the employee who reported him? Perhaps he needs his 15 minutes of infamy . . . .
Information for this article: He Installed a Forced Reset Trigger at a Gun Range… and Got Arrested | What You Need to Know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APldBVKuIk8
Man Faces Machine Gun Charges for Owning a Forced Reset Trigger.
“A man from Washington, D.C., is facing machine gun charges after visiting a Northern Virginia gun range with a 3D printed forced reset trigger (FRT).
On September 22, 2025, Erez Avissar of Washington, D.C., rented a rifle from Silver Eagle Group (SEG) in Ashburn, VA. He took the gun into a shooting bay and proceeded to disassemble it. A SEG range safety officer (RSO) approached him and inquired about what he was doing. The man responded that he was testing out an FRT that didn’t work in his rifle. The RSO asked him where he got the FRT from, and the man told him that he 3D printed it. FRTs violate SEG’s policy, and he is also not allowed to modify rental guns. The RSO canceled his rental, and according to police reports, he was ‘sent on his way.’ He was a member for six months at the time of the incident.
Four days later, someone made an anonymous text tip to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) reporting that Avissar had an FRT and was a resident of D.C. It is unclear if the anonymous citizen was an employee of SEG, but whoever it was had access to his name and address in D.C.
The case was assigned to MPD Investigator Allorie Keleman, who stated that an FRT can convert a semi-automatic firearm to a fully automatic firearm. Investigator Keleman is incorrect. An FRT works by the bolt forcing the trigger to reset, allowing the shooter to take quicker follow-up shots, but the rate of fire is less than that of a machine gun. Federal statute states that a machine gun fires multiple shots with a single function of a trigger.
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https://www.ammoland.com/2025/10/man-faces-machine-gun-charges-for-owning-a-forced-reset-trigger/
Sounds like a case of, “False arrest” and “Red Flagging”.
Be nice if someone would publish the name of the range and the name of the overzealous employee.
“To be forewarned is to be forearmed”.
“To be forewarned is to be forearmed”.
This presumes the forewarned is intelligent enough to understand they have been forewarned.
Never talk to the police without a lawyer present. This needs to be hammered into every person’s head, tattooed on their hand.
First, national carry legislation is simply that. If the US Constitution is not sufficient, why are we deluding ourselves that legislation, subject to “majority rules” can be more sufficient?
Second, “the house” always rigs the tables: “Don’t like my enforcement of the law? So, sue me.”
Wherever this is a law, the natural response is to find a way to get around it.
Law is the root source of crime; no law, no crime.