The Justice Department has effectively legalized a controversial rifle accessory that dramatically increases firing rate after a making new deal with its manufacturer, Rare Breed Triggers. Known as a “forced-reset trigger,

The Trump administration has settled a lawsuit that sought to allow the sale of a device that gun-control advocates say lets semiautomatic weapons fire like machine guns.

The Trump administration is permitting the sale of devices that let gun enthusiasts convert semiautomatic rifles into weapons that can shoot as fast as machine guns.