"Federal Judge Halts Sale of Machine Gun Conversion Device with Temporary Injunction"

A federal judge in New York has issued a temporary injunction preventing two firearms companies, Rare Breed Triggers and Rare Breed Firearms, from selling a device called the FRT-15, which prosecutors claim converts AR-15 style rifles into machine guns. Prosecutors argue that the companies intentionally failed to register the accessories and sold approximately 100,000 of them despite demands from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to stop. The judge found that the companies likely conspired to hide their sales from the ATF and interfere with their ability to track and confiscate the devices. The ruling marks the first time a company has been barred from selling such an accessory.