CCRKBA: MN APPEALS COURT CORRECTLY STRUCK 2024 ‘BINARY TRIGGER’ BAN

BELLEVUE, WA – The Minnesota Court of Appeals correctly ruled Tuesday that a ban on so-called “binary triggers” snuck into an omnibus 2024 spending measure by Democrats at the last minute violated a state constitutional procedural requirement.

While some consider a “binary trigger” to be a rapid-fire gimmick for certain semi-auto firearms, it has no connection with tax-and-spending legislation, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms notes.

“This is the sort of shenanigan used by anti-gunners time and again to conceal something they know would never pass muster in the broad daylight,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “We’re delighted our colleagues at the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, a CCRKBA state affiliate, challenged this sneaky tactic.”

The MGOC won at both the district court and the state Court of Appeals, giving the Tim Walz administration another black eye on gun control, after the state legislature adjourned without passing the governor’s restrictive gun control package.

“It is both refreshing and encouraging when a court hammers down on a gun control measure,” Gottlieb observed. “It also reinforces the argument that such legislation can only be passed by trickery in the shadows because it would never stand up to scrutiny out in the open, which is exactly what just happened before the Minnesota appeals court.

“Tim Walz and his anti-gun-rights DFL cronies in St. Paul were defeated twice this month,” he added, “once when they couldn’t pressure Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth with their ridiculous ‘sit-in’ to bring their gun ban bill up for a vote, and now by the state Court of Appeals. It was briefly fun to watch them pout like disappointed spoiled brats, but the novelty wore off pretty fast. All they’ve proven is their willingness to be sneaky and childish in an effort to get their way, while the adults at the capitol and in the court keep them in check. We hope Minnesota voters remember this in November.”