Gun control groups condemned the move as “a dangerous backroom deal spearheaded by Trump’s general counsel” that “effectively legalized machine guns.”

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.

The device, called a forced-reset trigger, allows semiautomatic weapons to fire hundreds of rounds. The Biden administration had sought to block them from being sold.

President Donald Trump’s administration agreed on Friday to permit the sale of a device that allows for semi-automatic rifles to be fired quicker, a decision that gun control activists say paves the way for more mass shootings.

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,