Hell-Fire trigger
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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.
Internally, the firearm is not altered. As in all semi-automatic firearms, only one round is fired with every stroke of the trigger.
The most notorious usage of Hell-Fire trigger is, perhaps, Waco siege; David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidians, reportedly told authorities that he utilized semi-automatic guns with the part installed.[1] This is also shown in a made-for-television movie.[2] Other well known cases of usages include 101 California Street shooting, 2017 Las Vegas shooting and Robb Elementary School shooting.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ Dan Freedman. Add-on offers machine-gun-like firepower. The San Francisco Chronicle 31 January 2013.
- ^ In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco, written by Phil Penningroth and directed by Dick Lowry. It was produced by Lowry, Ann Kindberg, Wendell Rawls and Kenneth Kaufman for Patchett Kaufman Entertain and World International Network, first broadcast on NBC, Sunday, 23rd of May, 1993.
- ^ "The Las Vegas Shooter's Accessories".
- ^ "Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX) led members of Congress in a letter to ATF to prohibit sales of hell-fire triggers" (PDF).