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State Legality Matrix Binary TriggersMinnesota

Are Binary Triggers Legal in Minnesota?

Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-31

Status: Legal
Verified: 2026-07-31

Legal

Yes. Minnesota's binary trigger ban was struck down in state court; binary triggers are currently lawful.

Contested entry

Litigation Status and Details

The 2024 binary-trigger prong of Minn. Stat. § 609.67 (added by 2024 c 127) was struck down and severed as violating the state single-subject clause in Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus v. Walz (Minn. Ct. App., affirmed May 26, 2026). The ruling is procedural, not a Second Amendment holding; the legislature could re-enact a standalone ban. The FRT-reaching 2023 prong of the same statute survives. Watch this cell.

The statute in practice

Minnesota Law in Detail

Minnesota Statutes section 609.67 still prints the binary-trigger clause enacted in 2024, while the official Court of Appeals docket for Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus v. Walz, A25-1507, records the 2026 appellate proceeding concerning that enactment. Because codified text and the later judicial disposition must be read together, this is a change-sensitive cell rather than one that should be researched from the Revisor page alone.

Timeline

Legislative and Court History

2024Chapter 127 added a binary-trigger clause to Minnesota Statutes section 609.67.
2026-05-26The Minnesota Court of Appeals issued its decision in Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus v. Walz, A25-1507.

What it means for you

Practical Notes

The Revisor's online code continues to display the 2024 clause. Research should therefore include the A25-1507 disposition and any later Supreme Court or legislative action, not just the face of section 609.67.

Sources

Federal law

Federal baseline

Binary triggers are legal under federal law and are not machine guns under 26 U.S.C. § 5845(b); ATF treats the trigger pull and the trigger release as two separate functions of the trigger, so one round is fired per function. Cargill v. Garland (2024) concerned bump stocks, not binary triggers, and does not change this.

Federal baseline verified 2026-07-31. Scope: Binary triggers (Franklin Armory BFSIII and similar): fire one round on trigger pull and one on release. Forced reset triggers are a separate class.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions