Blue State Court Tosses Out Trigger Ban Tim Walz, Democrats Snuck Into Bill

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a ban on so-called “binary triggers” violated a procedural requirement in the state’s constitution.

Democrats in the Minnesota Legislature inserted the ban on the triggers into a 2024 tax-and-spending bill at the end of the legislative session, prompting a lawsuit from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus (MNGOC) seeking to strike down the law on the grounds that it violated the state constitution’s “Single Subject and Title Clause.” The appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling that invalidated the ban on those grounds, according to a MNGOC release.

“The Walz administration and anti-gun legislators tried to sneak a firearms ban into an omnibus bill where it didn’t belong. The district court said no. The Court of Appeals said no,” MNGOC Chair Bryan Strawser said in the release. “Minnesota’s Constitution, not legislative gamesmanship, controls how laws get made in this state, and Minnesota gun owners just proved it twice.”

Franklin Armory patented the “Binary Firing System,” and installs the triggers on a number of popular firearms, including various AR-15 models and Glock pistols. The system fires one round when the trigger is pulled and another round when it is released, according to the United States Concealed Carry Association.