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State Legality Matrix Binary TriggersNebraska

Are Binary Triggers Legal in Nebraska?

Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-31

Status: Legal
Verified: 2026-07-31

Legal

Yes. No state statute restricts binary triggers.

The statute in practice

Nebraska Law in Detail

Nebraska section 28-1203 governs transportation or possession of machine guns, short rifles, and short shotguns, but Lincoln Municipal Code section 9.36.035 separately addresses multiburst trigger activators. The municipal entry matters for location-specific conduct even though the statewide matrix reports state law.

What it means for you

Practical Notes

A statewide classification does not answer Lincoln's municipal multiburst-trigger-activator rule. Confirm the location and current local code before transporting or installing a binary trigger inside Lincoln.

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.

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