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A '''hell-fire trigger''' is a device that allows a [[semi-automatic firearm]] to fire at an increased rate. The hell-fire clamps to the [[trigger guard]] behind the trigger and presses a "finger" against the back of the trigger to increase the force that returns the trigger to its forward position, effectively decreasing the time required for the trigger to reset, allowing for a faster follow-up shot.<br />
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Internally, the firearm is not altered. As in all semi-automatic firearms, only one round is fired with every stroke of the trigger. This allows the "hell-fire trigger" to avoid classification as a [[machine gun]] within the definitions used by [[United States]] federal law, as stated in an [[ATF]] private-letter ruling from 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Edward |date=November 3, 2017 |orig-date=August 3, 1990 |title=POTD: Blast From The Past: Hell-Fire Trigger System |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_20171103_114727.jpg |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230531173644/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_20171103_114727.jpg |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=The Firearms Blog |publisher=[[ATF]]}}</ref><br />
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However, as with all private-letter rulings, this determination on the U.S. legality of hell-fire triggers is limited to the facts regarding the specific device being examined. The 1990 opinion may be modified or revoked at any subsequent time by the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]]. Furthermore, agency opinion is not always considered legally binding.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}<br />
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During the [[Waco siege]], [[David Koresh]], leader of the [[Branch Davidians]], reportedly told authorities that he utilized semi-automatic guns with the part installed.<ref>{{cite news|first=Dan|last=Freedman|url=http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Add-on-offers-machine-gun-like-firepower-4237872.php|title=Add-on offers machine-gun-like firepower|publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=January 30, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015194604/https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Add-on-offers-machine-gun-like-firepower-4237872.php|archive-date= October 15, 2022}}</ref> Another well-known case of its reported use is the [[101 California Street shooting]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Letter to ATF From MOC |url=https://castro.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Letter%20to%20ATF%20From%20MOC%207.15.22.pdf |date=July 15, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511200423/https://castro.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Letter%20to%20ATF%20From%20MOC%207.15.22.pdf|archive-date= May 11, 2023}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Bump stock]]<br />
* [[Binary trigger]]<br />
* [[Forced reset trigger]]<br />
* [[Trigger crank]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcuYaW6SEYs&ab_channel=FuddBusters Gun Law 101: The Hellfire Trigger - Its History, ATF C&D, and What's Happening]<br />
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